Subfamily Lamprochernetinae Beier, 1932
Compiler and date details
Mark S. Harvey, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Introduction
The Lamprochernetinae comprise only seven genera (Harvey 1995), most of which are restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. In the Australian fauna, the subfamily is represented by one introduced species, and two species of Megachernes from northern Queensland, both of which are commensal with native mammals.
Diagnosis
Lamprochernetines differ from all other chernetid by the form of the female spermathecae which are T-shaped.
General References
Harvey, M.S. 1995. Barbaraella gen. nov. and Cacoxylus Beier (Pseudoscorpionda: Chernetidae), two remarkable sexually dimorphic pseudoscorpions from Australasia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 52: 199-208
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |