Melanoblossiidae

Melanoblossiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Melanoblossiidae
Roewer, 1933

Melanoblossiidae is a family of African and Asian solifuges, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933.[1]

Genera

As of October 2022, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

  1. Daesiella Hewitt, 1934
  2. Dinorhax Simon, 1879
  3. Lawrencega Roewer, 1933
  4. Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903
  5. Microblossia Roewer, 1941
  6. Unguiblossia Roewer, 1941

References

  1. ^ Roewer, Carl Friedrich (1933). "Solifugae, Palpigradi". In Bronn, Heinrich Georg (ed.). Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. Vol. 5(IV)(4)(2–3). Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft. pp. 161–480.
  2. ^ "Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 1933". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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