Larca

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Larca
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
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Larca boulderica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Larcidae
Harvey, 1992
Genus: Larca
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
Synonyms [1]

Genus synonymy

  • Archeolarca Hoff & Clawson, 1952

Larca is a genus of pseudoscorpions. It is the only genus in the family Larcidae. They are found in North America and Europe. [2]

Contents

List of species

According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species: [2]

The following species have been placed in the family since then: [3]

In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca. [3]

Biography

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syarinidae</span> Family of pseudoscorpions

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Withiidae</span> Family of arachnids

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<i>Tyrannochthonius</i> Genus of pseudoscorpions

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<i>Pseudotyrannochthonius</i> Genus of pseudoscorpions

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Larca bosselaersi is a species of pseudoscorpion of the family Larcidae.

<i>Larca boulderica</i> Species of pseudoscorpions

Larca boulderica is a species of pseudoscorpion of the family Larcidae.

<i>Parobisium</i> Genus of arachnids

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References

  1. "Larca". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Larca Chamberlin, 1930". Western Australian Museum . Government of Western Australia . Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. 1 2 Harvey, Mark S.; Wynne, J. Judson (2014). "Troglomorphic pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of northern Arizona, with the description of two new short-range endemic species". Journal of Arachnology . 42 (3): 205–219. doi:10.1636/K14-34.1 via Smithsonian Libraries.
  4. Harvey, Mark S.; Steinmann, David B. (2024-04-25). "A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado". ZooKeys (1198): 279–294. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1198..279H. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.120353 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   11066502 . PMID   38708379.