Gymnobisiidae Explained

The Gymnobisiidae are a family of pseudoscorpions.

It includes a dozen species in four genera.

Distribution

The species of this family are found in South America and Southern Africa Mirobisium and Vachonobisium from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile; and Beierobisium from the Falkland Islands. They are small in size and live in soil and litter, as a rule.^[1]

List of genera

According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0):^[2]

• Beierobisium Vitali-di Castri, 1970
• Gymnobisium Beier, 1931
• Mirobisium Beier, 1931
• Vachonobisium Vitali-di Castri, 1963

Original publication

• Beier, 1947: For the knowledge of the pseudoscorpiodian fauna of southern Africa, in particular the southwestern and South African drylands. Eos, Madrid,, (texte intégral).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neobisioidea . 2022-07-04 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20040718055224/http://antitruster50.tripod.com/chelonethida_families/id2.html . 2004-07-18 . live .
2. http://museum.wa.gov.au/catalogues-beta/pseudoscorpions/family/Gymnobisiidae Pseudoscorpions of the World