Garypidae Simon, 1879
Family
The composition of the Garypidae has altered radically since it was first recognized. Chamberlin (1930) included a number of genera, to which many were added by later authors. Geogarypus and its relatives were transferred to the Geogarypidae by Harvey (1986), and Larca and Archelolarca were removed to the Larcidae, leaving a compact group of genera.
Composition
The family contains 10 genera, and is defined by the absence of a helix within the spiracles.
Distribution
Garypids occur in a variety of regions in the world. Garypus is restricted to littoral habitats of many areas. Synsphyronus occurs in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Anagarypus occurs in littoral or coastal habitats in Australia, and islands in the Indian Ocean. Paragarypus occurs in Madagascar. A number of genera are found in Africa, usually in xeric habitats.
| Distribution | Count |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| Armenia | 1 |
| Australia | 31 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Algeria | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Spain | 4 |
| France | 1 |
| Greece | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Israel | 2 |
| India | 4 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Kenya | 3 |
| South Korea | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Libya | 1 |
| Madagascar | 1 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| Maldives | 1 |
| Mexico | 7 |
| Namibia | 10 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Oman | 1 |
| Portugal | 4 |
| Seychelles | 2 |
| Saint Helena | 1 |
| Somalia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 |
| Yemen | 2 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
Important References
Harvey, M.S. (1987). A revision of the genus Synsphyronus Chamberlin (Garypidae: Pseudoscorpionida: Arachnida). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 126: 1-99.
Lee, V.F. (1979). The maritime pseudoscorpions of Baja California, México (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida). Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 131: i-iv, 1-38.
References
Garypinae Simon, 1879a: 42; Tömösváry, 1882b: 208-209 (as Garypina [sic]); Balzan, 1892: 534; Warburton, 1909: 437; Redikorzev, 1924b: 24; Chamberlin, 1930: 612; Chamberlin, 1931a: 228; Beier, 1932a: 215; Roewer, 1937: 267; Hoff, 1956b: 44; Morikawa, 1960: 131; Hoff, 1964a: 40; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 101.
Garypidae Simon: Hansen, 1894: 231-232; Ellingsen, 1904: 2; With, 1906: 89-95; Chamberlin, 1930: 608; Chamberlin, 1931a: 226-227; Beier, 1932a: 215; Beier, 1932g: 184; Chamberlin, 1935b: 480; Roewer, 1937: 266; Hoff, 1949b: 447; Petrunkevitch, 1955: 82; Hoff, 1956b: 44; Morikawa, 1960: 130-131; Dubinin, 1962: 441; Meinertz, 1962: 56; Beier, 1963b: 237; Hoff, 1964a: 39-40; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 101; Benedict and Malcolm, 1978a: 113-114; Muchmore, 1979a: 211; Muchmore, 1982a: 99; Harvey, 1985b: 142; Harvey, 1991a: 235; Dashdamirov and Schawaller, 1992b: 53 (as Carypidae [sic]); Harvey, 1992c: 1416; Harvey, 1996a: 258-259; Harvey, 1996d: 157-160.
Synsphyronidae Beier, 1932a: 238; Beier, 1932g: 185; Roewer, 1937: 271 (synonymised by J.C. Camberlin, 1943: 488).