''Synsphyronus'' 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
Garypidae family
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. It was described in 1930 by American
arachnologist
Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...
Joseph Conrad Chamberlin
Joseph Conrad Chamberlin (December 23, 1898 – July 17, 1962) was an American arachnologist who studied mainly pseudoscorpions. A native of Utah, he studied primarily at Stanford University while working most of his career in Oregon for the U.S. D ...
.
Its distribution is mainly in
Australia
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, but also extends to
New Zealand
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and
New Caledonia
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.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Synsphyronus absitus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus alisonae''
Harvey, 2022
* ''
Synsphyronus amplissimus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus apimelus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus attiguus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus bounites''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus callus''
Hoff, 1947
* ''
Synsphyronus christopherdarwini''
Harvey, 2012
* ''
Synsphyronus codyi''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus dewae''
Beier, 1969
* ''
Synsphyronus dorothyae''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus ejuncidus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus elegans''
Beier, 1954
* ''
Synsphyronus ellenae''
Harvey, 2010
* ''
Synsphyronus francesae''
Harvey, 2010
* ''
Synsphyronus gigas''
Beier, 1971
* ''
Synsphyronus gracilis''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus greensladeae''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus gurdoni''
Harvey, Abrams and Burger, 2015
* ''
Synsphyronus hadronennus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus hansenii''
(With, 1908)
* ''
Synsphyronus heptatrichus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus inglisorum''
Harvey, 2023
* ''
Synsphyronus lathrius''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus leo''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus lineatus''
Beier, 1966
* ''
Synsphyronus magnus''
Hoff, 1947
* ''
Synsphyronus marinae''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus meganennus''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus melanochelatus''
(Chamberlin, 1930)
* ''
Synsphyronus mimetus''
Chamberlin, 1943
* ''
Synsphyronus mimulus''
Chamberlin, 1943
* ''
Synsphyronus niger''
Hoff, 1947
* ''
Synsphyronus nullarborensis''
Beier, 1969
* ''
Synsphyronus paradoxus''
Chamberlin, 1930
* ''
Synsphyronus patricki''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus pharangites''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus platnicki''
Harvey, 2020
* ''
Synsphyronus samueli''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus sertus''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
* ''
Synsphyronus silveirai''
Harvey, 1987
* ''
Synsphyronus spatiosus''
Harvey, 2022
* ''
Synsphyronus tenuis''
Harvey, 2022
* ''
Synsphyronus viridis''
(Tubb, 1937)
* ''
Synsphyronus xynus''
Cullen and Harvey, 2021
References
Pseudoscorpion genera
Taxa described in 1930
Taxa named by Joseph Conrad Chamberlin
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