Megachernes Explained

Megachernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It was described in 1932 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Megachernes barbatus Beier, 1951
• Megachernes biyunensis Xu, Gao and Zhang, 2022
• Megachernes crinitus Beier, 1948
• Megachernes glandulosus Mahnert, 2009
• Megachernes grandis (Beier, 1930)
• Megachernes himalayensis (Ellingsen, 1914)
• Megachernes kanneliyensis Harvey, Ratnaweera, Randeniya and Wijesinghe, 2012
• Megachernes limatus Hoff and Parrack, 1958
  • Megachernes limatus crassus Beier, 1965
  • Megachernes limatus limatus Hoff and Parrack, 1958
• Megachernes loebli Schawaller, 1991
• Megachernes mongolicus (Redikorzev, 1934)
• Megachernes monstrosus Beier, 1966
• Megachernes ochotonae Krumpál and Kiefer, 1982
• Megachernes papuanus Beier, 1948
• Megachernes pavlovskyi Redikorzev, 1949
• Megachernes penicillatus Beier, 1948
• Megachernes philippinus Beier, 1966
• Megachernes queenslandicus Beier, 1948
• Megachernes ryugadensis Morikawa, 1954
  • Megachernes ryugadensis myophilus Morikawa, 1960
  • Megachernes ryugadensis naikaiensis Morikawa, 1957
  • Megachernes ryugadensis ryugadensis Morikawa, 1954
• Megachernes soricicola Beier, 1974
• Megachernes titanius Beier, 1951
• Megachernes trautneri Schawaller, 1994
• Megachernes tuberosus Mahnert, 2009
• Megachernes vietnamensis Beier, 1967

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Megachernes Beier, 1932. . 2023-10-09. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-11-15.
2. Web site: 2023 . Genus: Megachernes Beier, 1932. World Arachnida Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern. 2023-11-15.