Topic
Chthonioidea
About: Chthonioidea is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 337 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: A new pseudoscorpion classification is proposed with two new suborders, Epiocheirata and IocheIRata, based upon a cladistic analysis of relationships within the order, and the systematic position of the Devonian family Dracochelidae is discussed.
Abstract: A new pseudoscorpion classification is proposed with two new suborders, Epiocheirata and Iocheirata, based upon a cladistic analysis of relationships within the order. The Epiocheirata contains two super- families: Chthonioidea for Chthoniidae, Tridenchthoniidae and Lechytiidae, stat. nov. (for Lechytia), and Feaelloidea for Feaellidae and Pseudogarypidae. The Iocheirata is divided into two infraorders: Hemictenata Balzan and Panctenata Balzan. The Hemictenata contains a single superfamily, Neobisioidea for Bochicidae, Gymnobisiidae, Hyidae, Ideoroncidae, Neobisiidae, Parahyidae, fam. nov. (for Parahya) and Syarinidae. The Panctenata contains two microorders: Mestommatina, nov, with Garypoidea for Cheiridiidae, Garypidae, Geogarypidae, Larcidae, fam. nov. (for Archeolarca and Larca) and Pseudochiridiidae, and Olpioidea for Menthidae and Olpiidae; and Elassommatina, nov. with Sternophoroidea, stat. nov, for Sternophoridae, and Cheliferoidea for Atemnidae, Cheliferidae, Chernetidae and Withiidae. The Vachoniidae is synonymised with the Bochicidae, and the Cheiridioidea is treated as a synonym of Garypoidea. Philomaoria Chamberlin and Philomaoriini are transferred from the Withiidae to the Cheliferidae. The chthoniid tribe Pseudotyrannochthoniini is elevated to subfamily rank, and the systematic position of the Devonian family Dracochelidae is discussed.
335 citations
TL;DR: The phylogenetic pattern suggests that venom glands evolved just once within this order of arachnids, and Feaelloidea constituted the sister group to all other pseudoscorpions; Chthonioidea is the sistergroup to the remaining families, which constitute the group Iocheirata sensu Harvey--a clade including pseudosCorpions with venom glands within the pedipalpal fingers.
112 citations
1 May 2000
TL;DR: Three new species are described: Tyrannochthonius oahuanus from Oahu, and Vulcanochth onius aa and V. pohakuloae from Hawaii Island.
Abstract: The history of our knowledge of pseudoscorpions in the Hawaiian Islands is traced briefly. The chthonioid pseudoscorpions already known to exist in the islands are reviewed and some additional records are reported. A new genus, Vulcanochthonius, is proposed, based on Tyrannochthonius howarthi Muchmore. Three new species are described: Tyrannochthonius oahuanus from Oahu, and Vulcanochthonius aa and V. pohakuloae from Hawaii Island. Chthonius tetrachelatus (Preyssler) and Lechytia sakagamii Morikawa are reported for the first time and complete descriptions of the Hawaiian material are given.
15 citations
Related Topics (5)
Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |