Chthonioidea
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The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpions. The superfamily contains two families[1]:
- Tridenchthoniidae — worldwide (c. 17 genera, 70 species)
- Chthoniidae — worldwide (c. 30 genera, 600 species
Some authors consider the genus Lechytia to be in its own family Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae.[2] The fossil species Dracochela deprehendor from the Devonian is grouped in the family Dacochelidae.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Chthonioidea
- ^ Biology Catalog: Lechytiidae
- ^ Biology Catalog: Dracochelidae
