Atemnidae is 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 bec ...

s, first described by

Kyukichi Kishida was a Japanese zoologist, who published in arachnology, mammalogy, and herpetology. He described several spider Genus, genera and species including : * ''Heptathela'' ** ''Heptathela kimurai'' (Kimura-gumo) * ''Pireneitega'' References * ...

in 1929.

Genera

, the ''World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog'' accepts the following twenty-one genera: * '' Anatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Atemnus'' Canestrini, 1884 * '' Athleticatemnus'' Beier, 1979 * '' Brazilatemnus'' Muchmore, 1975 * '' Caecatemnus'' Mahnert, 1985 * '' Catatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Cyclatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Diplotemnus'' Chamberlin, 1933 * '' Mesatemnus'' Beier & Turk, 1952 * '' Metatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Micratemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Miratemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Nilotemnus'' Klausen, 2009 * '' Oratemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Paratemnoides'' Harvey, 1991 * '' Stenatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Synatemnus'' Beier, 1944 * '' Tamenus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Titanatemnus'' Beier, 1932 * '' Tullgrenius'' Chamberlin, 1933 *†'' Progonatemnus'' Beier, 1955

References

Pseudoscorpion families {{Pseudoscorpion-stub