Biology:Protoschizomidae
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The family Protoschizomidae is a group of arachnids in the order Schizomida (short-tailed whipscorpions). It is the smaller of the two extant families within the order, alongside the much larger and more globally distributed Hubbardiidae. The family was originally described by J. Mark Rowland in 1975.[1] Members of this family are endemic to North America, where they are primarily distributed throughout the cave systems of Mexico (such as the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental systems) and in neighboring parts of Texas, United States.[2]
Genera
As of April 2026[update], the World Schizomida Catalog accepts the following two extant genera:[3]
- Agastoschizomus Rowland, 1971
- Protoschizomus Rowland, 1975
References
- ↑ Rowland, J. M. (1975). "A partial revision of Schizomida (Arachnida), with descriptions of new species, genus, and family". Occasional Papers of the Museum, Texas Tech University 31: 1–21.
- ↑ Monjaraz-Ruedas, R.; Prendini, L.; Francke, O. F. (2017). "The morphological phylogeny of the family Protoschizomidae revisited (Arachnida: Schizomida): setal characters, fossil and paraphyletic genera". Invertebrate Systematics 31 (2): 101–122.
- ↑ "WAC - Schizomida". https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/schizomida/genera/55.
External links
Data related to Protoschizomidae at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q10641032 entry
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