The Sternophoridae are a family of pseudoscorpions with about 20 described species in three genera. While Afrosternophorus is an Old World genus, found mainly in Australasia (with, despite its name, only one African species), the other two genera are found in the New World, from El Salvador to the southern USA and in the Dominican Republic.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Sternophoridae Chamberlin, 1923 |
Genera edit
As of October 2023[update], the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following three genera:[1]
- Afrosternophorus Beier, 1967
- Garyops Banks, 1909
- Idiogaryops Hoff, 1963
References edit
- ^ "Sternophoridae Chamberlin, 1923". World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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