Metawithius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Hyperwithius Beier, 1951

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 2 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. 1 2 "Genus: Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Genus Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-16.


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