Chthonioidea
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The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpion
s. The superfamily contains two families:
Some authors consider the genus Lechytia
to be in its own family Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae. The fossil species Dracochela deprehendor from the Devonian
is grouped in the family Dacochelidae.
Pseudoscorpion
A pseudoscorpion, , is an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpionida, also known as Pseudoscorpiones or Chelonethida....
s. The superfamily contains two families:
- TridenchthoniidaeTridenchthoniidaeTridenchthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family comprises one fossil and 15 recent genera, containing 70 species:* Anaulacodithella angustimana Beier, 1955 — southern Africa...
— worldwide (c. 17 genera, 70 species) - ChthoniidaeChthoniidaeChthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Three fossil species are known from Baltic and Dominican amber.-Genera:...
— worldwide (c. 30 genera, 600 species)
Some authors consider the genus Lechytia
Lechytia
Lechytiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The single genus Lechytia contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.-Species:* Lechytia anatolica Beier, 1965 — Turkey...
to be in its own family Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae. The fossil species Dracochela deprehendor from the Devonian
Devonian
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya , to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya...
is grouped in the family Dacochelidae.