Chernetid Pseudoscorpions

Chernetidae Menge, 1855

Type genus: Chernes Menge, 1855

(after Harvey 1992): Tarsi with proximal raised slit sensillum; venom apparatus absent from or substantially reduced in fixed chelal finger; chelal fingers usually with at least one accessory tooth; male genitalia of 'chernetid' type.

This category contains all chernetid pseudoscorpions that cannot be referred to a described genus of Fauna Portal genus.

Chernetidae gen. indet.

1 species

Carapaceal metazone paler than prozone and mesozone, and with a dark median patch; tarsi of legs III and IV without tactile seta; and rallum with three blades.

Nesidiochernes

1 species

Publications

Harvey MS (1992): The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata : Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6: 1373 - 1435

Harry Butler Institute

N34961-2

♂

12 November 2024

Western Australia

Mattress Point, Barrow Island

day hand collection

COI

CGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTACTCCCACCATCTTTCACTTTATTAATTTTATCATGCACATTTGAAATAGGTTGTGGAGCTGGATGAACAATTTATCCACCTCTAACATCATTTACTGCCCATCCTAGAAGATCAGTTGATTTAGTAATCTTCTCCCTTCATTTAGCAGGGATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGGAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTTATAAATATACGCGATCCTTCAATTTCTTATAAAACTATACCTTTATTTGTATGATCGGCATTAATCACAGTTGTATTAATTTTATTAGCTATACCTGTATTAGCTGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGTAATTTTAGAACTTCTTTTTTTAATCCTATAGGAGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTG

Harry Butler Institute

N34691-1

♀

12 November 2024

Western Australia

Mattress Point, Barrow Island

day hand collection

COI

CGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTACTCCCACCATCTTTCACTTTATTAATTTTATCATGCACATTTGAAATAGGTTGTGGAGCTGGATGAACAATTTACCCACCTCTAACATCATTTACTGCCCATCCTAGAAGATCAGTTGACTTAGTAATCTTCTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGGAATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTTATGAATATACGTGATCCTTCAATTTCTTATAAAACTATACCTTTATTTGTATGATCGGCATTAATCACAGTTGTATTAATTTTATTAGCCATACCTGTATTAGCTGGAGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGTAACTTTAGAACTTCTTTTTTTAATCCTATAGGAGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTG

Chernetidae gen. indet. FP-3281

(2 records)

Nesidiochernes FP-13664