| Mesochelifer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheliferidae |
| Genus: | Mesochelifer Vachon, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Mesochelifer fradei Vachon, 1940 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
Mesochelifer is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Cheliferidae, first described by Max Vachon in 1940. [1]
As of October 2023 [update] , the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following four species: [2]
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