Ephippiochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chthoniidae family. It was described in 1930 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. First introduced as a subgenus of Chthonius by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1843, it was subsequently elevated to genus level by Juan Antonio Zaragoza in 2017.[1][2][3]

Ephippiochthonius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Ephippiochthonius
Beir, 1930[1]
Type species
Scorpio tetrachelatus
Preyssler,, 1790

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Beier, M (1930). "Neue Höhlen-Pseudoscorpione der Gattung Chthonius". Environmental Entomology. 6: 323–327 [323].
  2. ^ a b "Genus: Ephippiochthonius Beier, 1930". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ "Genus Ephippiochthonius Beier, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-12-01.