Tyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Tyrannochthonius
Tyrannochthonius eua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Tyrannochthonius
J.C.Chamberlin, 1929[1]
Type species
Chthonius terribilis
With, 1906
Synonyms
  • Pholeochthonius Beier, 1976
  • Parachthonius Caporiacco, 1949

Species

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As of October 2023, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1929). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part I. The Heterosphyronida (Chthoniidae) (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10. 4 (19): 50–80 [74]. doi:10.1080/00222932908673028.
  2. ^ "Genus Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ^ "Genus: Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-02.