Cheliferidae
Temporal range:
Chelifer cancroides, the house pseudoscorpion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Cheliferoidea
Family: Cheliferidae
Risso, 1827

Cheliferidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827.[1]

Genera

As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following sixty-four genera:[2]

  • Amaurochelifer Beier, 1951
  • Ancistrochelifer Beier, 1951
  • Aperittochelifer Beier, 1955
  • Aporochelifer Beier, 1953
  • Aspurochelifer Benedict and Malcolm, 1979
  • Australochelifer Beier, 1975
  • Beierius J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977
  • Canarichelifer Beier, 1965
  • Centrochelifer Beier, 1959
  • Chamberlinarius Heurtault, 1990
  • Cheirochelifer Beier, 1967
  • Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762
  • Cubachelifer Hoff, 1946
  • Dactylochelifer Beier, 1932
  • Ellingsenius J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Eremochernes Beier, 1932
  • Florichelifer Hoff, 1964
  • Gobichelifer Krumpál, 1979
  • Hansenius J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Haplochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Hygrochelifer Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977
  • Hysterochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Idiochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Kashimachelifer Morikawa, 1957
  • Levichelifer Hoff, 1946
  • Lissochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Litochelifer Beier, 1948
  • Lophochernes E. Simon, 1878
  • Lophodactylus J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Macrochelifer Vachon, 1940
  • Mesochelifer Vachon, 1940
  • Metachelifer Redikorzev, 1938
  • Mexichelifer Muchmore, 1973
  • Microchelifer Beier, 1944
  • Mucrochelifer Beier, 1932
  • Nannochelifer Beier, 1967
  • Nannocheliferoides Beier, 1974
  • Pachychelifer Beier, 1962
  • Paisochelifer Hoff, 1946
  • Papuchelifer Beier, 1965
  • Parachelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Philomaoria J. C. Chamberlin, 1931
  • Phorochelifer Hoff, 1956
  • Pilochelifer Beier, 1935
  • Protochelifer Beier, 1948
  • Pseudorhacochelifer Beier, 1976
  • Pugnochelifer Hoff, 1964
  • Rhacochelifer Beier, 1932
  • Rhopalochelifer Beier, 1964
  • Sinochelifer Beier, 1967
  • Sociochelifer Harvey, 2015
  • Stenochelifer Beier, 1967
  • Strobilochelifer Beier, 1932
  • Stygiochelifer Beier, 1932
  • Telechelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1949
  • Tetrachelifer Beier, 1967
  • Tyrannochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1932
  • Xenochelifer J. C. Chamberlin, 1949
  • †Dichela Menge, 1854
  • †Electrochelifer Beier, 1937
  • †Heurtaultia Judson, 2009
  • †Pycnochelifer Judson, 2009
  • †Trachychelifer Hong, 1983

References

  1. ↑ Risso, A. (1827). "Animaux articulés: description de quelques Myriapodes, Scorpionides, Arachnides et Acarides, habitant les Alpes Maritimes". In Risso, A. (ed.). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et principalement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris: F.-G. Levrault. pp. 147–186.
  2. ↑ "Cheliferidae Risso, 1827". World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

Further reading

  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.


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