Austrochernes

Austrochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Chernetinae, first described by Max Beier in 1932.[1][2] The Australian Faunal Directory decisions for synonymy are based on a 2018 paper by Mark Harvey.[1][3]

Austrochernes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Subfamily: Chernetinae
Genus: Austrochernes
Beier, 1932[1]
Type species
Austrochernes australiensis
(With, 1905)

Species of this genus are found in all states and territories of mainland Australia.[1][4][5]

Species

Species of this genus found in Australia are:[6]

Austrochernes australiensis (With, 1905) - Austrochernes cruciatus (Volschenk, 2007) - Austrochernes dewae - (Beier, 1967) - Austrochernes guanophilus (Beier, 1967) - Austrochernes imitans (Beier, 1969) - Austrochernes omorgus (Harvey & Volschenk, 2007)

References
  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. Beier, M. (1932). "Pseudoscorpionidea II. Suborder Cheliferinea". Das Tierreich. 58: i–xxi, 1-294 [170]. doi:10.1515/9783111435114.
  3. 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.
  4. Atlas of Living Australia. "Genus: Austrochernes". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. "Austrochernes Beier, 1932". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes name list". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.


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