Pseudoscorpions of the World

Last updated: 19 January 2009

Version 1.2, 2009

Family Garypinidae Daday 1888

History

 

The Garypininae were erected by Daday (1888) for the genus Garypinus from southern Europe. It was considered a subfamily of Olpiidae by Chamberlin (1930) and all subsequent workers until Judson (2005) raised the group to family status.

 

Composition

 

The family currently contains 20 genera and over 70 species. The majority of species possess strongly divided arolia on the tarsus of all legs, but members of several genera (Neominniza, Oreolpium, Protogarypinus, Teratolpium and Thaumatolpium) lack this feature.

 

Distribution

 

Garypinids are found all over the world, and are frequently found under tree bark. Several genera, such as Amblyolpium and Solinus, are widely distributed.

 

Important references

 

Judson, M.L.I. (2005). Baltic amber fossil of Garypinus electri Beier provides first evidence of phoresy in the pseudoscorpion family Garypinidae (Arachnida: Chelonethi). In Logunov, D.V. and Penney, D. (eds), European Arachnology 2003 (Proceedings of the 21st European Colloquium of Arachnology, St.-Petersburg, 4-9 August 2003): 127-131. KMK Scientific Press Ltd: Moscow.