{{Short description|Genus of pseudoscorpions}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Austinochernes | authority = Harvey, 2021<ref name="harvey2021"/> | type_species = ''Austinochernes andrewaustini'' | type_species_authority = Harvey, 2021 | synonyms = }} '''''Austinochernes''''' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The genus name honours Professor Andy Austin for his contributions to systematics, combined with the genus name ''Chernes'' (Greek: 'labourer').<ref name="harvey2021">{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS | date=2021 |title= A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities |url= https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/volume/144/ |journal= Journal of Arachnology |volume=48 |issue= 3|pages=300–310 [300]|doi= 10.1636/JoA-S-20-038|access-date=2023-11-06|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="wac"/><ref name="afd">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eeb29a46-7d5a-445a-9a95-1a74608faffa |title= Genus Austinochernes Harvey, 2021 |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-06}}</ref> ==Species== The genus contains the following two species:<ref name="wac">{{cite web |author= |year=2023 |title= Genus: Austinochernes Harvey, 2021 |work=World Arachnida Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern|accessdate= 2023-11-06|url= https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/species/7785 }}</ref> * ''Austinochernes andrewaustini'' <small>Harvey, 2021</small> * ''Austinochernes zigzag'' <small>Harvey, 2021</small> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from1= Q111362220}} {{Authority control}} Category:Chernetidae Category:Pseudoscorpion genera Category:Taxa described in 2021 Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey {{pseudoscorpion-stub}}