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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaPseudoscorpiones

Family Chthoniidae
Daday, 1888

Species in this portal
97
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
16 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
93 of 94 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Aphrastochthonius 5 in portal
  • Apochthonius 15 in portal
  • Kleptochthonius 32 in portal
  • Mexichthonius 1 in portal
  • Mundochthonius 2 in portal
  • Neochthonius 2 in portal
  • Tyrannochthonius 37 in portal
  • Vulcanochthonius 3 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Aphrastochthonius grubbsi Grubb's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Aphrastochthonius pachysetus G1G2 NM
  • Aphrastochthonius pecki G1 AL
  • Aphrastochthonius similis Carlow's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Aphrastochthonius tenax G1G2 AL
  • Apochthonius coecus G1G2 VA
  • Apochthonius colecampi G1G2 MO
  • Apochthonius diabolus G1 AR
  • Apochthonius forbesi G1G2 OR
  • Apochthonius grubbsi G1G2 CA
  • Apochthonius hobbsi Buckskin Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 OH
  • Apochthonius holsingeri G1G2 VA
  • Apochthonius indianensis Indiana Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 IN
  • Apochthonius malheuri Malheur Pseudoscorpion G1G2 OR
  • Apochthonius minor G1 GA, TN
  • Apochthonius mysterius Mystery Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 MO
  • Apochthonius paucispinosus Dry Fork Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Apochthonius russelli Russell Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Apochthonius titanicus G2 AR
  • Apochthonius typhlus Stone County Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 MO
  • Kleptochthonius affinis G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius anophthalmus G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius attenuatus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius barri G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius binoculatus G1G2 VA
  • Kleptochthonius cerberus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius charon G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius daemonius G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius erebicus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius gertschi Gertsch's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius griseomanus Gray-handed Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 IN
  • Kleptochthonius hageni G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius henroti Greenbrier Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 WV
  • Kleptochthonius hetricki Organ Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius hubrichti G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius infernalis G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius krekeleri G2G4 KY
  • Kleptochthonius lewisorum Lewis Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 IN
  • Kleptochthonius lutzi Lutz's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius magnus G1 GA, TN
  • Kleptochthonius microphthalmus G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius myopius G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius orpheus Orpheus Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius packardi Packard's Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 IN
  • Kleptochthonius pluto G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius proserpinae Proserpina Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius proximosetus G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius regulus G1G2 VA
  • Kleptochthonius rex G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius similis G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius stygius G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius tantalus G1 TN
  • Mexichthonius exoticus G1G2 TN
  • Mundochthonius cavernicola G1G2 IL, MO
  • Mundochthonius holsingeri G1 VA
  • Neochthonius imperialis Empire Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Neochthonius troglodytes G2G3 CA
  • Tyrannochthonius aladdinensis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius aralu G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius archeri G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius attenuatus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius avernicolus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius barri Barr's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius binoculatus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius chamberlini G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius charon G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius diabolus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius erebicus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius felix G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius fiskei G1 TN
  • Tyrannochthonius gnomus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius halopotamus G1 AL, TN
  • Tyrannochthonius hypogeus G1 KY
  • Tyrannochthonius infernalis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius jonesi Jones' Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius muchmoreorum GNR TX
  • Tyrannochthonius nergal G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius orpheus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius osiris G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius parvus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pecki Peck's Cave Peudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pholeter G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pluto G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pupukeanus G1 HI
  • Tyrannochthonius satan G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius sheltae Shelta Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius skeletonis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius steevesi Steeves' Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 TN
  • Tyrannochthonius stonei HI
  • Tyrannochthonius stygius G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius tartarus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius tenuis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius torodei Torode's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius troglodytes G1G2 TX
  • Vulcanochthonius aa HI
  • Vulcanochthonius howarthi G1G2 HI
  • Vulcanochthonius pohakuloae HI

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
888
GBIF
7652
ITIS
746809
iNaturalist
172429
NCBI Taxonomy
118520

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