Females with one unspurred, median cribriform plate; fixed chelal finger with seven trichobothria, moveable chelal finger with two or three trichobothria; currently the only described genus in the family in Australia.
Pseudoscorpions
Sternophoridae Chamberlin, 1923
Type genus: Sternophorus Chamberlin, 1923 ( = Garyops Banks, 1909)
(after Harvey 1985): This family is easily distinguished from other pseudoscorpion families by the extensive pseudosternum; other supplementary characters include: carapace posteriorly angulate and eyeless; venom apparatus present in both chelal fingers; accessory teeth absent from chelal fingers; legs monotarsate and homofemorate, the junction of the femora perpendicular to the lon g axis of the leg; pedal tarsi without elevated slit sensilla.
Publications
Harvey MS (1985): The systematics of the family Sternophoridae (Pseudoscorpionida). Journal of Arachnology. 13: 141 - 209
Harry Butler Institute
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N34974-4
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♂
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24 November 2024
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Western Australia
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ca. 33 km NE. of Mt Sheila
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litter sieving
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COI
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TATATATTTAATTTTTGGAGTTTTAGCGGGATTTGTAGGAATAGGATACAGAATACTTATTCGATTAGAATTGAGTTTTCCTGGTCATTTTCTATCTGAACATTCATATAATGTAACAATTACCGTTCATGCTTTAATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCGATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATGATTGGATCTGTTGACATAGCTTTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTATTAATTCCTTCCTTTTCTTTATTGTTATTGTCAGGAGTAGTAGCAATGGGATGTGGTGCTGGATGAACATTATATCCTCCACTTACTTCCTTGAATGCTCATTCGGATGTAGCTGTAGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTCTCCATTTAGCAGGTGTTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCGGTAAATTTTATTTCGACAATTTTGAATATACGATCTCCTTTAGTTTCTTATAGACAAATACCTTTATTTGTGTGATCAGTTTTAATTACTATAATTTTAATTTTGCTTGCTATACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACCATACTTCTAACTGATCGGAATTTTAGAACGTCGTTTTTTAATCCTATAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATT