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Larca

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Larca
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Larca boulderica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Larcidae
Harvey, 1992
Genus: Larca
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
Synonyms[1]

Genus synonymy

  • Archeolarca Hoff & Clawson, 1952

Larca is a genus of pseudoscorpions. It is the only genus in the family Larcidae. They are found in North America and Europe.[2]

List of species

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According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species:[2]

The following species have been placed in the family since then:[3]

In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca.[3]

Biography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Larca". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Larca Chamberlin, 1930". Western Australian Museum. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1636/K14-34.1 – via Smithsonian Libraries.
  4. ^ Harvey, Mark S.; Steinmann, David B. (2024-04-25). "A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado". ZooKeys (1198): 279–294. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1198..279H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1198.120353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11066502. PMID 38708379.