Geogarypidae

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Geogarypidae
redish-brown pseudoscorpion preserved in Amber
pseudoscorpion inclusions preserved in amber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Garypoidea
Family: Geogarypidae
Chamberlin, 1930

Geogarypidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, which was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1]

Genera[edit]

As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following genera:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chamberlin, J.C. (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (10): 1–48, 585–620.
  2. ^ "Family: Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 1930". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-16.