Menthidae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Pseudoscorpionida Scientific name Menthidae Rank Family		Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Garypoidea Higher classification Garypoidea
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The Menthidae are a small family of pseudoscorpions that are nevertheless spread around the world. While Menthus is found from Mexico to California, Oligomenthus lives in South America. The monotypic genera Paramenthus and Thenmus live in Israel and Australia, respectively.

Species

Menthus J.C. Chamberlin, 1930

Menthus californicus J.C. Chamberlin, 1930 — California

Menthus gracilis (Banks, 1909) — Mexico

Menthus mexicanus Hoff, 1945 — Mexico

Menthus rossi (J.C. Chamberlin, 1923) — Mexico

Oligomenthus Beier, 1962

Oligomenthus argentinus Beier, 1962 — Argentina

Oligomenthus chilensis Vitali-di Castro, 1969 — Chile

Paramenthus Beier, 1963

Paramenthus shulovi Beier, 1963 — Israel

Thenmus Harvey, in Harvey & Muchmore 1990

Thenmus aigialites Harvey, in Harvey & Muchmore 1990 — Queensland

References

Menthidae Wikipedia

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