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Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, [1] are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans because they prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice , ants , mites , and small ...
The taxonomy of scorpions deals with the classification of this predatory arthropod into 13 extant families and about 1,400 described species and subspecies. In addition, 111 described taxa of extinct scorpions are known.
Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It was described in 1790 by Czech entomologist Johann Daniel Preyssler . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Arachnids in the order Pseudoscorpionida (Pseudoscorpionides, Pseudoscorpiones) — the pseudoscorpions, sorted by superfamilies, families, or genera. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
Bochicidae is a family of pseudoscorpions distributed throughout the Americas from Texas and Mexico to South America, from the Antilles to Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, as well as in Europe (Iberian Peninsula).
Pseudochiridiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions. It was described in 1923 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. [1] [2] Pseudochiridiids are relatively small pseudoscorpions. They are found in plant litter or beneath tree bark. The family was sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Cheiridiidae, but has since been reinstated.
Hyidae is a family of pseudoscorpions. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. [1] [2] Habitats include plant litter and caves. They are found in South and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and Australia. [3]
Cheiridiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones. [1] It was described in 1894 by Danish zoologist Hans Jacob Hansen. Genera: [1] Apocheiridium Chamberlin, 1924; Cheiridium Menge, 1855; Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931; Electrobisium Cockerell, 1917; Leptocheiridium Mahnert & Schmidl, 2011; Neocheiridium ...