''Charon'' is a genus of whip-spiders from Asia and Australasia, first described by

Ferdinand Karsch Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch (2 September 1853, in Münster – 20 December 1936, in Berlin) was a German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist. He also wrote on human and animal sexual diversity with his mother's maiden name included a ...

in 1879.

Species

, the ''World Amblypygi Catalog'' accepted the following six species: * Charon dantei Réveillion & Maquart, 2018 — La Réunion * '' Charon ambreae'' Réveillion & Maquart, 2018 — Taiwan * '' Charon forsteri'' (Dunn, 1949) — Solomon Islands * '' Charon gervaisi'' Harvey & West, 1998 — Christmas Island * '' Charon grayi'' (Gervais, 1842) — Southeast Asia * '' Charon oenpelli'' Harvey & West, 1998 — Australia * '' Charon trebax'' Harvey & West, 1998 — Australia

References

Amblypygi Arachnid genera {{arachnid-stub