Synsphyronus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1] Its distribution is mainly in Australia, but also extends to New Zealand and New Caledonia.[2][3]

Synsphyronus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Chamberlin, 1930[1]
Type species
Synsphyronus paradoxus
Chamberlin, 1930
Synonyms
  • Maorigarypus Chamberlin, 1930
  • Idiogarypus Chamberlin, 1943

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (5): 1–48, 585–620 [615]. doi:10.1080/00222933008673104.
  2. ^ a b "Genus: Synsphyronus Chamberlin, 1930". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. ^ "Genus Synsphyronus Chamberlin, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.