''Marachernes'' is a
genus of
pseudoscorpions
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans sin ...
in the
Chernetidae family. It is
endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian
arachnologist Mark Harvey
Mark Harvey (born 11 June 1965) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played over 200 games during fourteen seasons with the Essendon Football Club, winning three premierships, and was senior coach of Fremantle from 2007 t ...
. The genus name honours Māra Blosfelds for her contributions to the collection of the
type species, combined with ''Chernes'', the
type genus of the family.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Marachernes bellus''
Harvey, 1992
* ''
Marachernes perup''
Harvey, 1992
* ''
Marachernes simulans''
Harvey, 1992
References
Chernetidae
Pseudoscorpion genera
Taxa described in 1992
Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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