Pseudoscorpions of the World

Last updated: 19 January 2009

Version 1.2, 2009
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Family Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin 1923

History

 

The Pseudochiridiinae was first treated as a distinct group by Chamberlin (1923), who used the spelling Pseudocheiridiinae. The Pseudochiridiinae was segregated as a separate family by Hoff (1964).

 

Composition

 

The Pseudochiridiinae contains two genera, Pseudochiridium with 10 species and Paracheiridium with two species.

 

Distribution

 

Species of Pseudochiridium have been recorded from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean region. Species of Paracheiridium are known only from Madagascar and Îles Glorieuses.

 

Important references

 

Vachon, M. (1938d). Remarques sur la famille des Cheiridiidae, Chamberlin, à propos d'un nouveau genre et d'une nouvelle espèce: Paracheiridium decaryi (Arachnida Pseudoscorpionidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 43: 235-241.

Vitali-di Castri, V. (1970). Pseudochiridiinae (Pseudoscorpionida) du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Remarques sur la sous-famille et description de deux nouvelles espèces de Madagascar et d'Angola. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2) 41: 1175-1199.

 

 
Text Box: Pseudochiridium sp. from East Timor (Image: M. Harvey)