Withius

Withius
Withius piger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Withiidae
Genus: Withius
Kew, 1911
Type species
Chelifer subruber
Simon, 1879
Synonyms
  • Allowithius Beier, 1932
  • Xenowithius Beier, 1953

Withius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1911 by English zoologist Harry Wallis Kew. The generic name Withius honours Danish arachnologist Carl Johannes With (1877–1923).

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Fossil species

References

  1. 1 2 Kew, HW (1911). "A synopsis of the false scorpions of Britain and Ireland". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. B 29: 38–64 [497].
  2. 1 2 "Genus: Withius Kew, 1911". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Genus Withius Kew, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-17.