Austinochernes

{{Short description|Genus of pseudoscorpions}}

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| taxon = Austinochernes

| authority = Harvey, 2021

| type_species = Austinochernes andrewaustini

| type_species_authority = Harvey, 2021

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Austinochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The genus name honours Professor Andy Austin for his contributions to systematics, combined with the genus name Chernes (Greek: 'labourer').{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS | date=2021 |title= A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities |url= https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/volume/144/ |journal= Journal of Arachnology |volume=48 |issue= 3|pages=300–310 [300]|doi= 10.1636/JoA-S-20-038|access-date=2023-11-06|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eeb29a46-7d5a-445a-9a95-1a74608faffa |title= Genus Austinochernes Harvey, 2021 |author=|date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-06}}