Biology:Larcidae

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Short description: Family of pseudoscorpions

Larcidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Garypoidea
Family: Larcidae

Larcidae is a family of pseudoscorpions composed of the single genus Larca. They are found in North America and Europe.[1]

List of species

According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species:[1]

  • Larca bosselaersi (Henderickx & Vets, 2002)
  • Larca chamberlini (Benedict & Malcolm, 1978)
  • Larca fortunata (Zaragoza, 2005)
  • Larca granulata (Banks, 1891)
  • Larca hispanica (Beier, 1939)
  • Larca italica (Gardini, 1983)
  • Larca laceyi (Muchmore, 1981)
  • Larca lata (Hansen, 1884)
  • Larca lucentina (Zaragoza, 2005)
  • Larca notha (Hoff, 1961)

The following species have been placed in the family since then:[2]

  • Larca aalbui (Muchmore, 1984)
  • Larca cavicola (Muchmore, 1981)
  • Larca guadalupensis (Muchmore, 1981)
  • Larca rotunda (Hoff & Clawson, 1952)
  • Larca welbourni (Muchmore, 1981)

In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca.[2]

Biography

  • Chamberlin, 1930 : A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 10, vol. 5, p. 1-48 & 585-620.
  • Harvey, 1992 : The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 6, p. 1373-1435.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10554346 entry