Chitrella

Genus of pseudoscorpions

Chitrella
The image shows a chitrella cavicola. It has a long body, curled legs and scorpion-like pedipalps.
Chitrella cavicola (the same as obisium cavicola)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Syarinidae
Genus: Chitrella
Beier, 1932

Chitrella is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family of Syarinidae.

Distribution

The species in this genus are endemic to the United States.

List of species

According to Pseudoscorpions of the World 1.2:[1]

  • Chitrella archeri Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
  • Chitrella cala (Chamberlin, 1930)
  • Chitrella cavicola (Packard, 1884)
  • Chitrella elliotti Muchmore, 1992
  • Chitrella major Muchmore, 1992
  • Chitrella muesebecki Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
  • Chitrella regina Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
  • Chitrella superba Muchmore, 1973
  • Chitrella transversa (Banks, 1909)
  • Chitrella welbourni Muchmore, 1992

Original publication

  • (in German) Beier, 1932 : Pseudoscorpionidea I. Subord. Chthoniinea et Neobisiinea. Tierreich, vol. 57, p. 1-258.
  • (in English) Chamberlin, 1930 : A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 10, n. 5, p. 1-48 & 585-620.

References

  1. ^ "Harvey, 2009 : Pseudoscorpions of the World 1.2. Western Australian Museum". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  • Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D., eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Reading, UK: Species 2000. doi:10.15468/rffz4x. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  • "Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • "Chitrella". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
  • Reference Classification by Harvey in Hallan
Taxon identifiers
Chitrella


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