Lechytia
Encyclopedia
Lechytiidae is a family of pseudoscorpion
s within the superfamily Chthonioidea
. The single genus Lechytia contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
Pseudoscorpion
A pseudoscorpion, , is an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpionida, also known as Pseudoscorpiones or Chelonethida....
s within the superfamily Chthonioidea
Chthonioidea
The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpions. The superfamily contains two families:*Tridenchthoniidae — worldwide *Chthoniidae — worldwide...
. The single genus Lechytia contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
Species
- Lechytia anatolica BeierMax BeierMax Beier was an Austrian arachnologist and entomologist. He was a specialist in pseudoscorpions.-References:...
, 1965 — Turkey - Lechytia arborea Muchmore, 1975 — FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Lechytia asiatica Redikorzev, 1938 — VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- Lechytia cavicola Muchmore, 1973 — MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
- Lechytia chilensis Beier, 1964 — ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
- Lechytia chthoniiformis (Balzan, 1887) — South America
- Lechytia delamarei Vitali-di Castro, 1984 — GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGuadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
- Lechytia dentata Mahnert, 1978 — Republic of Congo
- Lechytia garambica Beier, 1972 — Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia himalayana Beier, 1974 — NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
- Lechytia hoffi Muchmore, 1975 — western USA
- Lechytia indica Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977 — India
- Lechytia kuscheli Beier, 1957 — Juan Fernández IslandsJuan Fernández IslandsThe Juan Fernández Islands are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about off the coast of Chile, and is composed of three main volcanic islands; Robinson Crusoe Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island and Santa Clara Island, the first...
- Lechytia leleupi Beier, 1959 — Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia madrasica Sivaraman, 1980 — India
- Lechytia martiniquensis Vitali-di Castro, 1984 — MartiniqueMartiniqueMartinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
- Lechytia maxima Beier, 1955 — Kenya, Tanzania
- Lechytia natalensis (Tullgren, 1907) — southern AfricaSouthern AfricaSouthern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
- Lechytia sakagamii Morikawa, 1952 — Caroline IslandsCaroline IslandsThe Caroline Islands 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 in the eastern part of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end...
- Lechytia serrulata Beier, 1955 — Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia sini Muchmore, 1975 — Florida, Texas
- † Lechytia tertiaria Schawaller, 1980 — fossilFossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
: Dominican amberDominican amberDominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic. Resin from the extinct species Hymenaea protera is the source of Dominican amber and probably of most amber found in the tropics.... - Lechytia trinitatis Beier, 1970