The Chthonioidea are a superfamily 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, representing the earliest diverging and most primitive living pseudoscorpions. The superfamily contains two families.
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Pseudotyrannochthoniidae
Pseudotyrannochthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, belonging to the superfamily Chthonioidea. It represents the most basal and primitive group of living pseudoscorpions, containing 50 species in 5 genera. Living members of the group have a ...
— worldwide (c. 5 genera, 50 species)
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Chthoniidae — worldwide ( 40 + genera, 600+ species)
Some authors consider the genus ''
Lechytia
''Lechytia'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Lechytiinae within the family Chthoniidae. It is the sole genus in its subfamily and contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.Biology Catalog
Species
* '' Lechytia ana ...
'' to be in its own family
Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae.
[Biology Catalog]
Lechytiidae
Footnotes
Arachnid superfamilies
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