Cheliferidae

{{Short description|Family of pseudoscorpions}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Cretaceous|present}} | taxon = Cheliferidae | authority = Risso, 1827 | image = 2008 chelifer cancroides 3.jpg | image_caption = ''Chelifer cancroides'', the house pseudoscorpion }} '''Cheliferidae''' is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Risso |first=A. |title=Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et principalement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes |publisher=F.-G. Levrault |year=1827 |editor-last=Risso |editor-first=A. |location=Paris |pages=147–186 |chapter=Animaux articulés: description de quelques Myriapodes, Scorpionides, Arachnides et Acarides, habitant les Alpes Maritimes}}</ref>

==Genera== {{as of|2023|10}}, the ''World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog'' accepts the following sixty-four genera:<ref name="NMBE">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Cheliferidae Risso, 1827 |url=https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/genera/10 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}} * ''Amaurochelifer'' Beier, 1951 * ''Ancistrochelifer'' Beier, 1951 * ''Aperittochelifer'' Beier, 1955 * ''Aporochelifer'' Beier, 1953 * ''Aspurochelifer'' Benedict and Malcolm, 1979 * ''Australochelifer'' Beier, 1975 * ''Beierius'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Beierochelifer'' Mahnert, 1977 * ''Canarichelifer'' Beier, 1965 * ''Centrochelifer'' Beier, 1959 * ''Chamberlinarius'' Heurtault, 1990 * ''Cheirochelifer'' Beier, 1967 * ''Chelifer'' Geoffroy, 1762 * ''Cubachelifer'' Hoff, 1946 * ''Dactylochelifer'' Beier, 1932 * ''Ellingsenius'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Eremochernes'' Beier, 1932 * ''Florichelifer'' Hoff, 1964 * ''Gobichelifer'' Krumpál, 1979 * ''Hansenius'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Haplochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Hygrochelifer'' Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977 * ''Hysterochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Idiochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Kashimachelifer'' Morikawa, 1957 * ''Levichelifer'' Hoff, 1946 * ''Lissochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Litochelifer'' Beier, 1948 * ''Lophochernes'' E. Simon, 1878 * ''Lophodactylus'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Macrochelifer'' Vachon, 1940 * ''Mesochelifer'' Vachon, 1940 * ''Metachelifer'' Redikorzev, 1938 * ''Mexichelifer'' Muchmore, 1973 * ''Microchelifer'' Beier, 1944 * ''Mucrochelifer'' Beier, 1932 * ''Nannochelifer'' Beier, 1967 * ''Nannocheliferoides'' Beier, 1974 * ''Pachychelifer'' Beier, 1962 * ''Paisochelifer'' Hoff, 1946 * ''Papuchelifer'' Beier, 1965 * ''Parachelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Philomaoria'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1931 * ''Phorochelifer'' Hoff, 1956 * ''Pilochelifer'' Beier, 1935 * ''Protochelifer'' Beier, 1948 * ''Pseudorhacochelifer'' Beier, 1976 * ''Pugnochelifer'' Hoff, 1964 * ''Rhacochelifer'' Beier, 1932 * ''Rhopalochelifer'' Beier, 1964 * ''Sinochelifer'' Beier, 1967 * ''Sociochelifer'' Harvey, 2015 * ''Stenochelifer'' Beier, 1967 * ''Strobilochelifer'' Beier, 1932 * ''Stygiochelifer'' Beier, 1932 * ''Telechelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1949 * ''Tetrachelifer'' Beier, 1967 * ''Tyrannochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1932 * ''Xenochelifer'' J. C. Chamberlin, 1949 *†''Dichela'' Menge, 1854 *†''Electrochelifer'' Beier, 1937 *†''Heurtaultia'' Judson, 2009 *†''Pycnochelifer'' Judson, 2009 *†''Trachychelifer'' Hong, 1983

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book | editor-last1 = Capinera | editor-first1 = John L. | date = 2008 | title = Encyclopedia of Entomology | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-1402062421 }} * {{Cite book | last1 = Jackman | first1 = John A. | date = 2002 | title = A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas | publisher = Gulf Publishing }} {{refend}} {{clear}}

Category:Cheliferidae Category:Cheliferoidea Category:Pseudoscorpion families