Family HYIDAE Chamberlin, 1930
Compiler and date details
Mark S. Harvey, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; updated May 2008, from Harvey & Volschank (2007)
- Indohyinae Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [the subfamily Indohyinae was introduced by Harvey (1993) for Indohya and Hyella, but subsequently synonymised in Hyidae by Harvey & Volschank (2007); the Australian fauna consists of nine described species, and includes the only cavernicolous species in the family].
Introduction
Representatives of the Hyidae are small pseudoscorpions that occur in leaf litter or under rocks in several regions of the world, including north-western Australia, South-east Asia, India, Sri Lanka and Madagascar. Harvey's (1993) revision of the family (Harvey 1993) recognised three genera and nine species, making it one of the smallest pseudoscorpion families. However, Indohyinae is now synonymised with Hyidae, following Harvey & Volkschenk (2007).
Diagnosis
Members of the Hyidae differ from other Neobisioidea by the presence of a sub-basl mound on femur I and II, the minute setae on the female anterior genital operculum, and have 3 (occasionally 2) stout setae on the posterior-basal margin of the pedipalpal femur.
General References
Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32
Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 31-Oct-2012 | 31-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |