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Pseudochiridiidae

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Pseudochiridiidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Pseudochiridiidae
Chamberlin, 1923[1]

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.[3]

Genera

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The family contains the following genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1923). "New and little known pseudoscorpions, principally from the islands and adjacent shores of the Gulf of California". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 12 (4): 353–387 [370].
  2. ^ a b "Family: Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin, 1923". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ^ "Family PSEUDOCHIRIDIIDAE Chamberlin, 1923". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-24.