Austrochernes

Austrochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Chernetinae, first described by Max Beier in 1932.^[1][2] Species of this genus are found in mainland Australia and New Guinea.^[1][3][4] The Australian Faunal Directory decisions for synonymy are based on a 2018 paper by Mark Harvey.^[1][5]

Austrochernes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Family:	Chernetidae
Subfamily:	Chernetinae
Genus:	Austrochernes Beier, 1932[1]
Type species
Austrochernes australiensis (With, 1905)

Species

Species of this genus include:^[6]

• Austrochernes australiensis (With, 1905)
• Austrochernes cruciatus (Volschenk, 2007)
• Austrochernes dewae (Beier, 1967)
• Austrochernes guanophilus (Beier, 1967)
• Austrochernes imitans (Beier, 1969)
• Austrochernes novaeguineae (Beier, 1965)
• Austrochernes omorgus (Harvey & Volschenk, 2007)