Gymnobisiidae
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| Gymnobisium inukshuk | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Neobisioidea |
| Family: | Gymnobisiidae |
The Gymnobisiidae are a family of pseudoscorpions.
It includes a dozen species in four genera.
Distribution
[edit]The species of this family are found in South America and Southern Africa Mirobisium and Vachonobisium from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile; and Beierobisium from the Falkland Islands. They are small in size and live in soil and litter, as a rule.[1][2]
List of genera
[edit]According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0):[1]
- Beierobisium Vitali-di Castri, 1970
- Gymnobisium Beier, 1931
- Mirobisium Beier, 1931
- Vachonobisium Vitali-di Castri, 1963
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pseudoscorpions of the World
- ^ "Neobisioidea". Archived from the original on 2004-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
Original publication
[edit]- Beier, 1947: For the knowledge of the pseudoscorpiodian fauna of southern Africa, in particular the southwestern and South African drylands. Eos, Madrid, vol. 23, p. 285-339 (texte intégral).