The Pseudogarypidae are a small family of
pseudoscorpion
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 ...
s. Most recent species are found in
North America
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, while one species is
endemic
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to
Tasmania
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Species
* ''
Neopseudogarypus''
J.C.H. Morris, 1948
:* ''
Neopseudogarypus scutellatus''
J.C.H. Morris, 1948 —
Tasmania
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* ''
Pseudogarypus''
Ellingsen, 1909
:* ''
Pseudogarypus banksi''
Jacot, 1938 —
Quebec
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, northeastern United States
:* ''
Pseudogarypus bicornis''
(Banks
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Because ...
, 1895)
:*
† ''
Pseudogarypus extensus''
Beier, 1937 —
fossil
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;
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
:* † ''
Pseudogarypus hemprichii''
(C. L. Koch
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& Berendt, 1854) — fossil; Baltic amber
:* ''
Pseudogarypus hesperus''
J.C. Chamberlin, 1931 —
Oregon
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,
Washington
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* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
:* ''
Pseudogarypus hypogeus''
Muchmore, 1981 — Arizona
:* † ''
Pseudogarypus minor''
Beier, 1947 — fossil; Baltic amber
:* ''
Pseudogarypus orpheus''
Muchmore, 1981 —
California
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:* ''
Pseudogarypus spelaeus''
Benedict & Malcolm, 1978 — California
:* †''
Pseudogarypus synchrotron''
Henderickx, Tafforeau & Soriano, 2012 - fossil; Baltic amber
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
Pseudogarypidae
Pseudoscorpion families
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