Biology:Larcidae
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Short description: Family of pseudoscorpions
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Garypoidea |
| Family: | Larcidae |
Larcidae is a family of pseudoscorpions composed of the single genus Larca. They are found in North America and Europe.[1]
List of species
According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species:[1]
- Larca bosselaersi (Henderickx & Vets, 2002)
- Larca chamberlini (Benedict & Malcolm, 1978)
- Larca fortunata (Zaragoza, 2005)
- Larca granulata (Banks, 1891)
- Larca hispanica (Beier, 1939)
- Larca italica (Gardini, 1983)
- Larca laceyi (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca lata (Hansen, 1884)
- Larca lucentina (Zaragoza, 2005)
- Larca notha (Hoff, 1961)
The following species have been placed in the family since then:[2]
- Larca aalbui (Muchmore, 1984)
- Larca cavicola (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca guadalupensis (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca rotunda (Hoff & Clawson, 1952)
- Larca welbourni (Muchmore, 1981)
In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca.[2]
Biography
- Chamberlin, 1930 : A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 10, vol. 5, p. 1-48 & 585-620.
- Harvey, 1992 : The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 6, p. 1373-1435.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Larca Chamberlin, 1930". Government of Western Australia. https://museum.wa.gov.au/catalogues-beta/pseudoscorpions/genus/Larca.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harvey, Mark S.; Wynne, J. Judson (2014). "Troglomorphic pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of northern Arizona, with the description of two new short-range endemic species.". Journal of Arachnology 42 (3): 205–219. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53151266#page/3/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q10554346 entry
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