Geogarypus | |
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Geogarypus macrodactylus in amber | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus Chamberlin, 1930 [1] |
Type species | |
Garypus minor L.Koch, 1873 |
Geogarypus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. [1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. [2]
As of October 2023 [update] , the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species: [3]
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The Feaellidae are a family of pseudoscorpions with the single genus Feaella.
Lechytia is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Lechytiinae within the family Chthoniidae. It is the sole genus in its subfamily and contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
Compsaditha is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Tridenchthoniidae. There are about 12 described species in Compsaditha.
Ditha is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Tridenchthoniidae. There are about 14 described species in Ditha.
Tridenchthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Tridenchthoniidae. There are about 16 described species in Tridenchthonius.
Chernetidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Anton Menge in 1855.
Olpiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the superfamily Garypoidea. It contains the following genera:
Geogarypidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, which was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Chthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1843.
Garypus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Garypidae. There are at least 20 described species in Garypus.
Cheliferidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827.
Ideoroncidae is a family of pseudoscorpions belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones. Members of the family are known from Asia, Africa, western North America and South America.
Withiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Joseph Conrad Chamberlin in 1931.
Austrochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Lagynochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1951 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Tyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Ideoblothrus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Syarinidae family. It was described in 1892 by Italian naturalist Luigi Balzan as a subgenus of Ideobisium.
Dactylochelifer is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Cheliferidae, first described by Max Beier in 1932.