Chernetidae

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Chernetidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Apatochernes sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Cheliferoidea
Family: Chernetidae
Menge, 1855
Subfamilies

Chernetidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Anton Menge in 1855.[1]

Genera[edit]

As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following 119 genera:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Menge, A. (1855). "Ueber die Scheerenspinnen, Chernetidae". Neueste Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 5 (2): 1–43.
  2. ^ "Chernetidae Menge, 1855". World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.