Pseudoscorpions of the World

Last updated: 19 January 2009

Version 1.2, 2009
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Family Feaellidae Ellingsen 1906

History

 

The family was proposed by Ellingsen (1906) when he named the genus Feaella from western Africa. Chamberlin (1923) added the subfamily Pseudogarypinae, then represented by the genus Pseudogarypus, but this group was placed in its own family by Chamberlin (1931) and all subsequent reseachers.

 

Composition

 

The family comprises a single genus, Feaella Ellingsen, which is divided into several subgenera.

 

Distribution

 

Feaellids occur in Africa, the Indian region and north-western Australia, and are usually found in leaf litter, soil, or under rocks.

 

Important references

 

Heurtault-Rossi, J. and Jézéquel, J.F. (1965). Observations sur Feaella mirabilis Ell. (Arachnide, Pseudoscorpion). Les chélicères et les pattes-mâchoires des nymphes et des adultes. Description de l'appareil reproducteur. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2) 37: 450-461.

Text Box: Feaella sp. from Western Australia (Image: K. Edward)