Americhernes Explained

Americhernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It was described in 1976 by American arachnologist William Muchmore.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

• Americhernes andinus (Beier, 1959)
• Americhernes bethaniae Mahnert, 1979
• Americhernes chilensis (Beier, 1964)
• Americhernes eidmanni (Beier, 1935)
• Americhernes ellipticus (Hoff, 1944)
• Americhernes guarany (Feio, 1946)
• Americhernes incertus Mahnert, 1979
• Americhernes kanaka (Chamberlin, 1938)
• Americhernes levipalpus (Muchmore, 1972)
• Americhernes longimanus Muchmore, 1976
• Americhernes mahnerti Harvey, 1990
• Americhernes muchmorei Harvey, 1990
• Americhernes neboissi Harvey, 1990
• Americhernes oblongus (Say, 1821)
• Americhernes orestes Harvey, 1990
• Americhernes ovatus (Balzan, 1892)
• Americhernes paluma Harvey, 1990
• Americhernes perproximus (Beier, 1962)
• Americhernes plaumanni (Beier, 1974)
• Americhernes puertoricensis Muchmore, 1976
• Americhernes reductus Muchmore, 1976
• Americhernes samoanus (Chamberlin, 1938)
• Americhernes suraiurana (Feio, 1945)

Notes and References

1. Muchmore. WB . 1976 . Pseudoscorpions from Florida and the Caribbean area. 5. Americhernes, a new genus based upon Chelifer oblongus Say (Chernetidae). Florida Entomologist. 59 . 151–163 [151].
2. Web site: Genus Americhernes Muchmore, 1976 . . 2023-10-09. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-11-04.
3. Web site: 2023 . Genus: Americhernes Muchmore, 1976. World Arachnida Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern. 2023-11-04.