''Lechytia'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Lechytiinae within the family
Chthoniidae
Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Fossil species are known from Baltic, Dominican, and Burmese amber.Biology Catalog Chthoniidae now inc ...
. It is the sole genus in its subfamily and contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
[Biology Catalog]
Species
* ''
Lechytia anatolica''
Beier, 1965 — Turkey
* ''
Lechytia arborea''
Muchmore, 1975 —
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
* ''
Lechytia asiatica''
Redikorzev, 1938 —
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
* ''
Lechytia cavicola
''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 ...
''
Muchmore, 1973 —
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
* ''
Lechytia chilensis
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1964 —
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
* ''
Lechytia chthoniiformis
''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 ...
''
(Balzan, 1887) — South America
* ''
Lechytia delamarei
''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 ...
''
Vitali-di Castro, 1984 —
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
* ''
Lechytia dentata
''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 ...
''
Mahnert, 1978 —
Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
* ''
Lechytia garambica
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1972 —
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
* ''
Lechytia himalayana
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1974 —
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
* ''
Lechytia hoffi
''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 ...
''
Muchmore, 1975 — western USA
* ''
Lechytia indica
''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 ...
''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977 — India
* ''
Lechytia kuscheli
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1957 —
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...
* ''
Lechytia leleupi
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1959 — Democratic Republic of Congo
* ''
Lechytia madrasica
''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 ...
''
Sivaraman, 1980 — India
* ''
Lechytia martiniquensis
''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 ...
''
Vitali-di Castro, 1984 —
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island and an Overseas department and region, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of ...
* ''
Lechytia maxima
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1955 — Kenya, Tanzania
* ''
Lechytia natalensis
''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 ...
''
(Tullgren, 1907) —
southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number ...
* ''
Lechytia sakagamii
''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 ...
''
Morikawa, 1952 —
Caroline Islands
The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the centra ...
* ''
Lechytia serrulata
''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 ...
''
Beier, 1955 — Democratic Republic of Congo
* ''
Lechytia sini
''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 ...
''
Muchmore, 1975 — Florida, Texas
* † ''
Lechytia tertiaria
''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 ...
''
Schawaller, 1980 —
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
:
Dominican amber
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree ''Hymenaea protera''.
Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil incl ...
* ''
Lechytia trinitatis''
Beier, 1970
Footnotes
References
* Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
Lechytiidae
Further reading
* (1975): The Genus ''Lechytia'' in the United States (Pseudoscorpionida, Chthoniidae). ''The Southwestern Naturalist'' 20(1): 13-27.
Pseudoscorpion genera
Chthonioidea
{{pseudoscorpion-stub