The Sternophoridae are a family of

pseudoscorpion Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida. Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans sin ...

s with about 20 described species in three genera. While ''Afrosternophorus'' is an

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genus, found mainly in

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(with, despite its name, only one

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n species), the other two genera are found in the

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, from

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to the southern USA and in the

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Species

* '' Afrosternophorus'' Beier, 1967 :* '' Afrosternophorus aethiopicus'' Beier, 1967 —

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...

:* '' Afrosternophorus anabates'' Harvey, 1985 — Australia :* '' Afrosternophorus araucariae'' Beier, 1971 —

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:* '' Afrosternophorus cavernae'' Beier, 1982 — New Guinea :* '' Afrosternophorus ceylonicus'' Beier, 1973 — India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

:* '' Afrosternophorus chamberlini'' Redikorzev, 1938 — Laos,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

:* '' Afrosternophorus cylindrimanus'' Beier, 1951 — Laos :* '' Afrosternophorus dawydoffi'' Beier, 1951 —

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

, Vietnam :* '' Afrosternophorus fallax'' Harvey, 1985 — Vietnam :* '' Afrosternophorus grayi'' Beier, 1971 — New Guinea :* '' Afrosternophorus hirsti'' J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — Australia :* ''

Afrosternophorus nanus ''Afrosternophorus nanus'' is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ''nanus'' ( Latin: 'dwarf') refers to the small size of the spec ...

'' Harvey, 1985 — Australia :* '' Afrosternophorus papuanus'' Beier, 1975 — New Guinea :* ''

Afrosternophorus xalyx ''Afrosternophorus xalyx'' is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ''xalyx'' is an arbitrary combinatio ...

'' Harvey, 1985 — Australia * '' Garyops'' Banks, 1909 :* '' Garyops centralis'' Beier, 1953 —

:* '' Garyops depressus'' Banks, 1909 —

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:* '' Garyops ferrisi'' J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — Mexico :* '' Garyops sini'' J.C. Chamberlin, 1923 — Mexico * '' Idiogaryops'' Hoff, 1963 :* '' Idiogaryops paludis'' J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — southeastern United States :* '' Idiogaryops pumilus'' Hoff, 1963 — Florida

References

* Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
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