Melanoblossiidae

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Melanoblossiidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Melanoblossiidae
Roewer, 1933

Melanoblossiidae is a family of African and Asian solifuges, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933. [1]

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Genera

As of October 2022, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following genera: [2]

  1. Daesiella Hewitt, 1934
  2. Dinorhax Simon, 1879
  3. Lawrencega Roewer, 1933
  4. Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903
  5. Microblossia Roewer, 1941
  6. Unguiblossia Roewer, 1941

References

  1. Roewer, Carl Friedrich (1933). "Solifugae, Palpigradi". In Bronn, Heinrich Georg (ed.). Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. Vol. 5(IV)(4)(2–3). Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft. pp. 161–480.
  2. "Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 1933". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.