Biology:Metawithius

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Short description: Genus of pseudoscorpions

Metawithius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Withiidae
Genus: Metawithius
Chamberlin, 1931[1]
Type species
Chelifer murrayi
Pocock, 1900
Synonyms
  • Microwithius Redikorzev, 1938
  • Beier, 1951 Hyperwithius

Metawithius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1931 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2][3]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Metawithius annamensis (Redikorzev, 1938)
  • Metawithius dawydoffi (Beier, 1951)
  • Metawithius keralensis Johnson, Mathew, Sebastian & Joseph, 2019
  • Metawithius murrayi (Pocock, 1900)
  • Metawithius nepalensis (Beier, 1974)
  • Metawithius philippinus Beier, 1937
  • Metawithius spiniventer Redikorzev, 1938
    • Metawithius spiniventer pauper Beier, 1953
    • Metawithius spiniventer spiniventer Redikorzev, 1938
  • Metawithius tonkinensis (Beier, 1951)


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chamberlin, JC (1931). "A synoptic revision of the generic classification of the chelonethid family Cheliferidae Simon (Arachnida)". The Canadian Entomologist 63: 289–294 [293]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Genus: Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/species/330. Retrieved 2023-11-16. 
  3. "Genus Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/10407fc1-aea7-426c-8520-cb7c43bfb66a. 

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