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Taxonomy of Superfamily
Cheliferoidea
Risso, 1826
Class
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species
Subclass
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
248
3800
24502
Families
Genera
Species
Clade
Haplocnemata
Borner, 1904
57
783
8003
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Pseudoscorpiones
Haeckel, 1866
False Scorpions, Pseudoscorpion, Pseudoscorpions
39
612
6348
Families
Genera
Species
Suborder
Iocheirata
Harvey, 1992
24
522
4870
Families
Genera
Species
Infraorder
Panctenata
Balzan, 1892
13
392
3311
Families
Genera
Species
Superfamily
Cheliferoidea
Risso, 1826
4
283
2332
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Cheliferoidea
Risso, 1826
Family
Atemnidae
Chamberlin, 1931
27
257
Genera
Species
Family
Cheliferidae
Risso, 1826
74
910
Genera
Species
Family
Chernetidae
Menge, 1855
137
935
Genera
Species
Family
Withiidae
Chamberlin, 1931
45
230
Genera
Species
Distribution and Species lists of Cheliferoidea
Risso, 1826
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Afghanistan
3 Families 15 Genera 24 Species
Albania
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Algeria
4 Families 14 Genera 29 Species
Andorra
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Angola
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Argentina
4 Families 30 Genera 74 Species
Armenia
2 Families 7 Genera 10 Species
Australia
4 Families 52 Genera 165 Species
Austria
4 Families 16 Genera 28 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Families 16 Genera 30 Species
Bahamas
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bangladesh
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Barbados
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Belarus
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Belgium
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
Belize
1 Families 4 Genera 3 Species
Bhutan
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Bolivia
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Botswana
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Brazil
4 Families 40 Genera 103 Species
Brunei
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bulgaria
4 Families 15 Genera 25 Species
Burundi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Cambodia
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Cameroon
4 Families 9 Genera 21 Species
Canada
2 Families 12 Genera 17 Species
Cape Verde
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Central African Republic
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Chad
4 Families 8 Genera 13 Species
Chile
3 Families 18 Genera 50 Species
China
4 Families 24 Genera 40 Species
Colombia
4 Families 25 Genera 31 Species
Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Costa Rica
3 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Croatia
4 Families 12 Genera 16 Species
Cuba
4 Families 14 Genera 16 Species
Cyprus
3 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Czech Republic
2 Families 11 Genera 19 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 23 Genera 63 Species
Denmark
4 Families 19 Genera 28 Species
Dominica
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Dominican Republic
4 Families 15 Genera 15 Species
East Timor
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Ecuador
4 Families 23 Genera 44 Species
Egypt
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
El Salvador
2 Families 5 Genera 8 Species
Equatorial Guinea
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Eritrea
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Estonia
4 Families 15 Genera 21 Species
Ethiopia
4 Families 13 Genera 19 Species
Fiji
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Finland
2 Families 9 Genera 12 Species
France
4 Families 29 Genera 62 Species
Gabon
3 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Gambia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Georgia
4 Families 11 Genera 20 Species
Germany
3 Families 17 Genera 46 Species
Ghana
4 Families 10 Genera 13 Species
Greece
4 Families 18 Genera 41 Species
Grenada
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Guatemala
4 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
Guinea
4 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
Guinea-Bissau
4 Families 7 Genera 8 Species
Guyana
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Haiti
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Hungary
4 Families 12 Genera 29 Species
Iceland
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
India
4 Families 36 Genera 84 Species
Indonesia
4 Families 32 Genera 61 Species
Iran
3 Families 15 Genera 23 Species
Iraq
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Ireland
2 Families 6 Genera 10 Species
Israel
4 Families 12 Genera 21 Species
Italy
4 Families 17 Genera 47 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Families 16 Genera 21 Species
Jamaica
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Japan
4 Families 14 Genera 20 Species
Jordan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Families 14 Genera 21 Species
Kenya
4 Families 27 Genera 72 Species
Kyrgyzstan
3 Families 11 Genera 18 Species
Laos
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Latvia
4 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Lebanon
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Lesotho
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Libya
4 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Lithuania
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Luxembourg
2 Families 7 Genera 8 Species
Madagascar
4 Families 7 Genera 16 Species
Malawi
3 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Malaysia
4 Families 14 Genera 24 Species
Mali
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Malta
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Marshall Islands
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Mauritania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mauritius
3 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Mexico
4 Families 48 Genera 94 Species
Micronesia
4 Families 19 Genera 34 Species
Moldova
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mongolia
4 Families 14 Genera 27 Species
Montenegro
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Morocco
4 Families 9 Genera 20 Species
Mozambique
4 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Myanmar
4 Families 10 Genera 12 Species
Namibia
4 Families 11 Genera 12 Species
Nepal
4 Families 19 Genera 26 Species
Netherlands
4 Families 14 Genera 19 Species
New Zealand
3 Families 17 Genera 48 Species
Nicaragua
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Niger
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Nigeria
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Niue
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Norway
3 Families 10 Genera 18 Species
Oman
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Pakistan
4 Families 12 Genera 17 Species
Palau
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species
Palestine
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Panama
3 Families 13 Genera 16 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Families 25 Genera 45 Species
Paraguay
4 Families 17 Genera 27 Species
Peru
3 Families 20 Genera 33 Species
Philippines
4 Families 15 Genera 28 Species
Poland
4 Families 18 Genera 36 Species
Portugal
4 Families 12 Genera 20 Species
Republic South Africa
4 Families 31 Genera 75 Species
Romania
3 Families 11 Genera 22 Species
Russia
4 Families 23 Genera 32 Species
Rwanda
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Samoa
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
4 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Families 7 Genera 9 Species
Senegal
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Serbia
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Seychelles
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Singapore
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Slovakia
3 Families 13 Genera 22 Species
Slovenia
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Families 22 Genera 33 Species
Somalia
3 Families 11 Genera 14 Species
South Korea
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
South Sudan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Spain
4 Families 22 Genera 62 Species
Sri Lanka
4 Families 19 Genera 29 Species
Sudan
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Suriname
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Sweden
4 Families 21 Genera 37 Species
Switzerland
4 Families 12 Genera 16 Species
Syria
4 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Taiwan
3 Families 5 Genera 10 Species
Tajikistan
3 Families 8 Genera 13 Species
Tanzania
4 Families 19 Genera 42 Species
Thailand
4 Families 22 Genera 29 Species
Togo
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Tunisia
4 Families 8 Genera 18 Species
Turkey
4 Families 19 Genera 52 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Families 11 Genera 16 Species
Tuvalu
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Uganda
4 Families 13 Genera 22 Species
Ukraine
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
United Kingdom
4 Families 17 Genera 39 Species
Uruguay
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
USA
4 Families 65 Genera 203 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Families 13 Genera 25 Species
Vanuatu
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Venezuela
4 Families 20 Genera 40 Species
Vietnam
4 Families 18 Genera 37 Species
Yemen
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Zambia
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Zimbabwe
4 Families 10 Genera 11 Species
Distribution on islands
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Azores
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Basse-Terre Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Caroline Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Deserta Grande island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Desertas Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Gotska Sandön
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Isla Carmen
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Isla Riesco
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Isla San Ambrosio
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Isla Santa Cruz
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Islands of Chile
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Ko Chang
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Digue
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Gomera
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
La Graciosa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Palma
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lord Howe Island
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Macaronesia
4 Families 13 Genera 20 Species
Møn
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Northern Isles
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Rügen
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Ruhnu
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Savage Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Shetland Mainland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Snares Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Southern Line Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Tenerife
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Vancouver Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Vilm
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Found in fossile formations
Wellington Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Links, sources and further information
Cheliferoidea at
biodiversity.org.au
Cheliferoidea at
itis.gov
