A check list of the pseudoscorpions of South Africa (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones)

A check list of the Pseudoscorpiones of the class Arachnida of South Africa is presented. A total of 135 species and 10 subspecies of pseudoscorpions are known from South Africa, represented by seven superfamilies, 15 families and 65 genera. This represents about 4.4 of the world fauna. Of the 135 s...

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Published inKoedoe Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 89 - 102
Main Authors Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Harvey, M.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published AOSIS 2000
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Arachnida, check list, Pseudoscorpiones, South Africa
South Africa
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Summary:A check list of the Pseudoscorpiones of the class Arachnida of South Africa is presented. A total of 135 species and 10 subspecies of pseudoscorpions are known from South Africa, represented by seven superfamilies, 15 families and 65 genera. This represents about 4.4 of the world fauna. Of the 135 species, 97 species (73 ) are known only from South Africa, 33 species have a wider distribution pattern throughout the Afrotropical Region and three are cosmopolitan. This study forms part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA).
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ISSN:0075-6458
2071-0771
DOI:10.4102/koedoe.v43i2.201