Epiocheirata
Epiocheirata is a suborder of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones. There are about 5 families and at least 740 described species in Epiocheirata.[1][2][3]
| Epiocheirata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Neopseudogarypus scutellatus, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Suborder: | Epiocheirata Harvey, 1992 |
Families
These five families belong to the suborder Epiocheirata:[2][3]
- Chthoniidae Daday, 1888
- Feaellidae Ellingsen, 1906
- Lechytiidae Chamberlin, 1929
- Pseudogarypidae Chamberlin, 1923
- Tridenchthoniidae Balzan, 1892
References
- "Epiocheirata Suborder Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- "Epiocheirata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- "Epiocheirata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
Further reading
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Comstock, John Henry (1912). The spider book: A manual for the study of the spiders and their near relatives, the scorpions, pseudoscorpions, whip-scorpions, harvestmen, and other members of the class arachnida, found in America North of Mexico, with analytical keys for their clas... ISBN 978-1295195817.
- Harvey, Mark S. (1992). "The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata : Arachnida)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6 (6): 1373–1435. ISSN 0818-0164.
- Harvey, Mark S. (2002). "The neglected cousins: what do we know about the smaller arachnid orders?". The Journal of Arachnology. 30 (2): 357–372. doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0357:TNCWDW]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0161-8202.
- Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing. ISBN 978-0877192640.
External links
- Harvey, M.S. (2013). "Pseudoscorpions of the World, version 3.0". Western Australian Museum, Perth. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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