PSEUDOSCORPIONES Latreille, 1825
(false scorpions, pseudoscorpions)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Family 1 subtaxa 1 images
Family 2 subtaxa 12 images
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Genus 2 subtaxa 12 images
Family 1 subtaxa 17 images
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Genus 1 subtaxa 17 images
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Unidentified 19 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderPSEUDOSCORPIONES (false scorpions, pseudoscorpions)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. & Sankey, J. 1961 *** Land Invertebrates, a guide to British worms, molluscs and arthropods, excluding insects ***(Superseded) 156pp, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Evans, G.O. & Browning, E. 1954 *** Pseudoscorpions ***(Superseded) 10, 23pp, The Linnean Society of London
() Legg, G. & Farr-Cox, G. 2016 Illustrated key to the British False Scorpions (Pseudoscorpions) AIDGAP Keys
() Legg, G. & Jones, R.E. 1988 Pseudoscorpions Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 40, 159pp, The Linnean Society of London
Legg, G. 2001 Key to the British pseudoscorpions
Legg, G. chelifer.com: UK species www.chelifer.com/?page_id=81
Oger, P. Les araignees de Belgique et France - Pseudoscorpiones arachno.piwigo.com/index?/category/1512-pseudoscorpions
Savory, T.H. 1955 *** The World of Small Animals ***(Superseded) 160pp, University of London Press

PSEUDOSCORPIONES (false scorpions, pseudoscorpions) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PSEUDOSCORPIONES (false scorpions, pseudoscorpions)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PSEUDOSCORPIONES (false scorpions, pseudoscorpions)
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