Sternophoridae

The Sternophoridae are a family of pseudoscorpions with about 20 described species in three genera. While Afrosternophorus is an Old World genus, found mainly in Australasia (with, despite its name, only one African species), the other two genera are found in the New World, from El Salvador to the southern USA and in the Dominican Republic.

Sternophoridae
Temporal range: Neogene–present
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Pseudoscorpionida
Superfamily:
Cheiridioidea
Family:
Sternophoridae

Genera (and species)

see text

Species
  • Afrosternophorus Beier, 1967
  • Afrosternophorus aethiopicus Beier, 1967 — Ethiopia
  • Afrosternophorus anabates Harvey, 1985 — Australia
  • Afrosternophorus araucariae Beier, 1971 — New Guinea
  • Afrosternophorus cavernae Beier, 1982 — New Guinea
  • Afrosternophorus ceylonicus Beier, 1973 — India, Sri Lanka
  • Afrosternophorus chamberlini Redikorzev, 1938 — Laos, Vietnam
  • Afrosternophorus cylindrimanus Beier, 1951 — Laos
  • Afrosternophorus dawydoffi Beier, 1951 — Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Afrosternophorus fallax Harvey, 1985 — Vietnam
  • Afrosternophorus grayi Beier, 1971 — New Guinea
  • Afrosternophorus hirsti J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — Australia
  • Afrosternophorus nanus Harvey, 1985 — Australia
  • Afrosternophorus papuanus Beier, 1975 — New Guinea
  • Afrosternophorus xalyx Harvey, 1985 — Australia
  • Garyops centralis Beier, 1953 — El Salvador
  • Garyops depressus Banks, 1909 — Florida, Dominican Republic
  • Garyops ferrisi J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — Mexico
  • Garyops sini J.C. Chamberlin, 1923 — Mexico
  • Idiogaryops Hoff, 1963
  • Idiogaryops paludis J.C. Chamberlin, 1932 — southeastern United States
  • Idiogaryops pumilus Hoff, 1963 — Florida

References
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