Cryptocheiridium is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1931 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2][3]
| Cryptocheiridium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheiridiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cheiridium subtropicum Tullgren, 1907
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Species
editThe genus contains the following species:[2]
- Cryptocheiridium australicum Beier, 1969
- Cryptocheiridium confundens Mahnert, 2014
- Cryptocheiridium elegans Dumitresco & Orghidan, 1981
- Cryptocheiridium elgonense Beier, 1955
- Cryptocheiridium formosanum (Ellingsen, 1912)
- Cryptocheiridium insulare (Vitali-di Castri, 1984)
- Cryptocheiridium kivuense Beier, 1959
- Cryptocheiridium lucifugum Beier, 1963
- Cryptocheiridium mairae Bedoya, Bedoya & Quiros, 2015
- Cryptocheiridium philippinum Beier, 1977
- Cryptocheiridium salomonense Beier, 1970
- Cryptocheiridium somalicum Callaini, 1985
- Cryptocheiridium subtropicum (Tullgren, 1907)
Fossil species
edit- †Cryptocheiridium antiquum Schawaller, 1981
References
edit- ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1931). "The arachnid order Chelonethida". Stanford University Publications, Biological Sciences. 7: 1–284 [238].
- ^ a b "Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Genus Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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