Australian Pseudoscorpions
Austrochernes Beier, 1932
Type species: Chelifer australiensis With, 1905
Fauna Portal Genus Number: 3509
(after Harvey 2018): Austrochernes differs from all other chernetid genera by the following combination of characters: flagellum with 4 blades, or possibly 3 blades in one species; spermathecae with 2 thickened and slightly curved tubes fused basally; legs III and IV without tactile setae; carapace unicolored and with two transverse furrows; chelal fingers not gaping or slightly gaping; eyes or eyespots absent; vestitural setae generally small, dentate and clavate.
Publications
Harvey MS (2018): Balgachernes occultus, a new genus and species of pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) associated with balga (Xanthorrhoea preissii) in south-western Australia, with remarks on Austrochernes and Troglochernes . Recordes of the Western Australian Museum. 33: 115 - 130WEB
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