Metawithius Explained

Metawithius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1931 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Metawithius annamensis (Redikorzev, 1938)
• Metawithius dawydoffi (Beier, 1951)
• Metawithius keralensis Johnson, Mathew, Sebastian & Joseph, 2019
• Metawithius murrayi (Pocock, 1900)
• Metawithius nepalensis (Beier, 1974)
• Metawithius philippinus Beier, 1937
• Metawithius spiniventer Redikorzev, 1938
  • Metawithius spiniventer pauper Beier, 1953
  • Metawithius spiniventer spiniventer Redikorzev, 1938
• Metawithius tonkinensis (Beier, 1951)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931 . . 2023-10-09. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-11-16.
2. Web site: 2023 . Genus: Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931. World Arachnida Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern. 2023-11-16.