Protochelifer is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1948 by Austrian zoologist Max Beier.[1][2][3]
| Protochelifer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheliferidae |
| Genus: | Protochelifer Beier, 1948[1] |
| Type species | |
| Protochelifer novaezealandiae Beier, 1948
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Species
editThe genus contains the following species:[2]
- Protochelifer australis (Tubb, 1937)
- Protochelifer brevidigitatus (Tubb, 1937)
- Protochelifer cavernarum Beier, 1967
- Protochelifer exiguus Beier, 1976
- Protochelifer naracoortensis Beier, 1968
- Protochelifer novaezealandiae Beier, 1948
- Protochelifer victorianus Beier, 1966
References
edit- ^ a b Beier, M (1948). "Über Pseudoscorpione der australischen region". Environmental Entomology. 24: 525–562 [552].
- ^ a b "Genus: Protochelifer Beier, 1948". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Genus Protochelifer Beier, 1948". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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