Family CHERNETIDAE Menge, 1855
Compiler and date details
Mark S. Harvey, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Introduction
The Chernetidae are the largest family of pseudoscorpions. Many are corticolous, but others are found in a variety of habitats including leaf litter and under rocks, and several are known to be routinely phoretic on insects. The family currently includes nearly 100 genera and over 600 species (Harvey 1991) and is distributed over much of the world. Several subfamilial and tribal names have been proposed in the literature, but only three subfamily names are currently valid. All three subfamilies are represented in the Australian fauna.
Diagnosis
Chernetids differ from all other cheliferoids in lacking a venom apparatus in the fixed chelal finger.
General References
Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester : Manchester University Press.
Harvey, M.S. 2021. A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities. Journal of Arachnology (48): 300–310
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2012 | 31-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |