Austrochthonius

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

Austrochthonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Family:	Chthoniidae
Genus:	Austrochthonius J.C.Chamberlin, 1929[1]
Type species
Chthonius chilensis Chamberlin, 1923
Synonyms
Paraustrochthonius Beier, 1931 Cecoditha Mello-Leitão, 1939

Species

As of September 2023^[update], the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species:^[3]

• Austrochthonius argentinae Hoff, 1950
• Austrochthonius australis Hoff, 1951
• Austrochthonius bolivianus Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius cavicola Beier, 1968
• Austrochthonius chilensis (Chamberlin, 1923)
• Austrochthonius easti Harvey, 1991
• Austrochthonius iguazuensis Vitali-di Castri, 1975
• Austrochthonius insularis Vitali-di Castri, 1968
• Austrochthonius mordax Beier, 1967
• Austrochthonius muchmorei Harvey and Mould, 2006
• Austrochthonius paraguayensis Vitali-di Castri, 1975
• Austrochthonius parvus (Mello-Leitão, 1939)
• Austrochthonius persimilis Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius rapax Beier, 1976
• Austrochthonius semiserratus Beier, 1930
• Austrochthonius strigosus Harvey and Mould, 2006
• Austrochthonius tullgreni (Beier, 1931)
• Austrochthonius zealandicus Beier, 1966