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Austrochernes

Austrochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Chernetinae, first described by Max Beier in 1932. Species of this genus are found in mainland Australia and New Guinea. The Australian Faunal Directory decisions for synonymy are based on a 2018 paper by Mark Harvey.

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Austrochernes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Subfamily: Chernetinae
Genus: Austrochernes
Beier, 19321
Type species
Austrochernes australiensis
(With, 1905)

Austrochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Chernetinae, first described by Max Beier in 1932.12 Species of this genus are found in mainland Australia and New Guinea.134 The Australian Faunal Directory decisions for synonymy are based on a 2018 paper by Mark Harvey.15

Species

Species of this genus include:6

References

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. Beier, M. (1932). Beier, Max; Wermuth, Heinz; Mertens, Robert; Schulze, Franz Eilhard; Hesse, Richard; Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (eds.). "Pseudoscorpionidea II. Suborder Cheliferinea". Das Tierreich. 58: i–xxi, 1-294 [170]. doi:10.1515/9783111435114. ISBN 978-3-11-106939-5. {{cite journal}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. Atlas of Living Australia. "Genus: Austrochernes". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. "Austrochernes Beier, 1932". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. Mark S. Harvey (2018). "Balgachernes occultus, a new genus and species of pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) associated with balga (Xanthorrhoea preissii) in south-western Australia, with remarks on Austrochernes and Troglochernes". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 33 (1): 115. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0312-3162.33(1).2018.115-130. ISSN 0312-3162. Wikidata Q104461901.
  6. "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes name list". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.