''Cheiridium'' is a genus 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 belonging to the family Cheiridiidae.
The genus was first described by Menge in 1855.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.
Species:
* ''Cheiridium museorum'' (Leach, 1817)
* ''Cheiridium piracanjubae'' Bedoya-Roqueme, Silva dos Reis, de Freitas Barroso & Tizo-Pedroso, 2023
References
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Cheiridiidae
Pseudoscorpion genera