Cheliferidae

Cheliferidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Chelifer cancroides, the house pseudoscorpion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Cheliferoidea
Family: Cheliferidae
Risso, 1827

Cheliferidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827.[1]

Genera

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As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following sixty-four genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Risso, A. (1827). "Animaux articulés: description de quelques Myriapodes, Scorpionides, Arachnides et Acarides, habitant les Alpes Maritimes". In Risso, A. (ed.). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et principalement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris: F.-G. Levrault. pp. 147–186.
  2. ^ "Cheliferidae Risso, 1827". World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

Further reading

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  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.