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Withius

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Withius
Withius piger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Withiidae
Genus: Withius
Kew, 1911[1]
Type species
Chelifer subruber
Simon, 1879
Synonyms
  • Allowithius Beier, 1932
  • Xenowithius Beier, 1953

Withius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1911 by English zoologist Harry Wallis Kew. The generic name Withius honours Danish arachnologist Carl Johannes With (1877–1923).[1][2][3]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

Fossil species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kew, HW (1911). "A synopsis of the false scorpions of Britain and Ireland". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. B 29: 38–64 [497].
  2. ^ a b "Genus: Withius Kew, 1911". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ "Genus Withius Kew, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-17.