Austrochthonius Explained

Austrochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.^[1]

Species

, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species:^[2]

• Austrochthonius argentinae Hoff, 1950
• Austrochthonius australis Hoff, 1951
• Austrochthonius bolivianus Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius cavicola Beier, 1968
• Austrochthonius chilensis (Chamberlin, 1923)
• Austrochthonius easti Harvey, 1991
• Austrochthonius iguazuensis Vitali-di Castri, 1975
• Austrochthonius insularis Vitali-di Castri, 1968
• Austrochthonius mordax Beier, 1967
• Austrochthonius muchmorei Harvey and Mould, 2006
• Austrochthonius paraguayensis Vitali-di Castri, 1975
• Austrochthonius parvus (Mello-Leitão, 1939)
• Austrochthonius persimilis Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius rapax Beier, 1976
• Austrochthonius semiserratus Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius strigosus Harvey and Mould, 2006
• Austrochthonius tullgreni (Beier, 1931)
• Austrochthonius zealandicus Beier, 1966

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Austrochthonius Chamberlin, 1929. . 2022-09-24. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-09-10.
2. Web site: 2023 . Genus: Austrochthonius Chamberlin, 1929. World Arachnida Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern. 2023-09-30.