The Pseudochactidae are a

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

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. They are predominantly found in caves.

Genera

* '' Aemngvantom'' Prendini & Ehrenthal & Loria, 2021 * '' Pseudochactas'' Gromov, 1998 * '' Troglokhammouanus'' Lourenço, 2007 * '' Vietbocap'' Lourenço & Pham, 2010

References

* Gromov, A.V. 1998: A new family, genus and species of scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from southern Central Asia. Zoologicheskii zhurnal, 77(9): 1003–1008. ot seen, in Russian with English summary, English translation in Russian journal of zoology, 2: 409–413. (1998)* Lourenço, W.R.; Pham, D.-S. 2010: A remarkable new cave scorpion of the family Pseudochactidae Gromov (Chelicerata, Scorpiones) from Vietnam. ZooKeys, 71: 1–13.

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* Scorpion families Taxa described in 1998 {{Scorpion-stub