Chitrella

{{Short description|Genus of pseudoscorpions}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Obisium_cavicola_Cavefaunaofnorthamerica.jpg

| image_alt = The image shows a chitrella cavicola. It has a long body, curled legs and scorpion-like pedipalps.

| image_caption = Chitrella cavicola (the same as obisium cavicola)

| taxon = Chitrella

| authority = Beier, 1932

}}

Chitrella is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family of Syarinidae.

Distribution

The species in this genus are endemic to the United States.

List of species

According to Pseudoscorpions of the World 1.2:{{Cite web |url=http://wamuseum.com.au/arachnids/pseudoscorpions/ |title=Harvey, 2009 : Pseudoscorpions of the World 1.2. Western Australian Museum. |access-date=2019-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204220444/http://wamuseum.com.au/arachnids/pseudoscorpions/ |archive-date=2014-02-04 |url-status=dead }}

Original publication

  • {{in lang|de}} Beier, 1932 : Pseudoscorpionidea I. Subord. Chthoniinea et Neobisiinea. Tierreich, {{vol.|57}}, {{p.|1-258}}.
  • {{in lang|en}} 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, ser. 10, n. 5, {{p.|1-48 & 585-620}}.

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