''Chitrella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
pseudoscorpions
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 ...
in the
family
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of
Syarinidae
Syarinidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones. There are at least 20 genera and 110 described species in Syarinidae.
Genera
These 20 genera belong to the family Syarinidae:
* '' Aglaochitra'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1952
* ...
.
Distribution
The species in this genus are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
United States
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.
List of species
According to Pseudoscorpions of the World 1.2:
* ''
Chitrella archeri'' Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
* ''
Chitrella cala'' (Chamberlin, 1930)
* ''
Chitrella cavicola'' (Packard, 1884)
* ''
Chitrella elliotti'' Muchmore, 1992
* ''
Chitrella major'' Muchmore, 1992
* ''
Chitrella muesebecki'' Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
* ''
Chitrella regina'' Malcolm & Chamberlin, 1960
* ''
Chitrella superba'' Muchmore, 1973
* ''
Chitrella transversa'' (Banks, 1909)
* ''
Chitrella welbourni'' Muchmore, 1992
Original publication
* Beier, 1932 : ''Pseudoscorpionidea I. Subord. Chthoniinea et Neobisiinea.'' Tierreich, , .
* Chamberlin, 1930 : ''A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida).'' Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 10, n. 5, .
References
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Classification by Harvey in Hallan
Fauna of the United States
Syarinidae
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