Americhernes
{{Short description|Genus of pseudoscorpions}}
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| taxon = Americhernes
| authority = Muchmore, 1976
| type_species = Chelifer oblongus
| type_species_authority = Say, 1821
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Americhernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It was described in 1976 by American arachnologist William Muchmore.{{cite journal |last1=Muchmore|first1=WB | date=1976 |title= Pseudoscorpions from Florida and the Caribbean area. 5. Americhernes, a new genus based upon Chelifer oblongus Say (Chernetidae)|url= |journal= Florida Entomologist|volume=59 |issue= |pages=151–163 [151]|doi= 10.2307/3493964|jstor=3493964 |access-date= }}{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ece2148a-f92e-4274-a1d7-cf07a613d90c |title= Genus Americhernes Muchmore, 1976 |author=|date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-04}}
Species
The genus contains the following species:{{cite web |author= |year=2023 |title= Genus: Americhernes Muchmore, 1976|work=World Arachnida Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern|accessdate= 2023-11-04|url= https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/species/312}}
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- Americhernes andinus (Beier, 1959)
- Americhernes bethaniae Mahnert, 1979
- Americhernes chilensis (Beier, 1964)
- Americhernes eidmanni (Beier, 1935)
- Americhernes ellipticus (Hoff, 1944)
- Americhernes guarany (Feio, 1946)
- Americhernes incertus Mahnert, 1979
- Americhernes kanaka (Chamberlin, 1938)
- Americhernes levipalpus (Muchmore, 1972)
- Americhernes longimanus Muchmore, 1976
- Americhernes mahnerti Harvey, 1990
- Americhernes muchmorei Harvey, 1990
- Americhernes neboissi Harvey, 1990
- Americhernes oblongus (Say, 1821)
- Americhernes orestes Harvey, 1990
- Americhernes ovatus (Balzan, 1892)
- Americhernes paluma Harvey, 1990
- Americhernes perproximus (Beier, 1962)
- Americhernes plaumanni (Beier, 1974)
- Americhernes puertoricensis Muchmore, 1976
- Americhernes reductus Muchmore, 1976
- Americhernes samoanus (Chamberlin, 1938)
- Americhernes suraiurana (Feio, 1945)
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References
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Category:Pseudoscorpion genera
Category:Taxa described in 1976
Category:Taxa named by William B. Muchmore
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