Atemnidae Kishida, 1929
Family
The Atemnidae were created by Kishida (1929b) and Chamberlin (1931) for Atemnus, and augmented with additional genera by Beier (1932) and later workers. The Miratemninae were added by Beier (1932) for Miratemnus. The miratemnines were considered a separate family by Dumitresco and Orghidan (1970), but it was returned as a subfamily of Atemnidae by Harvey (1992) which was supported by Klausen (2005).
The Atemnidae are divided into two subfamilies, Atemninae and Miratemninae. The Atemninae contain 15 Recent genera, and a single genus, Progonatemnus, from Eocene Baltic Amber. The Miratemninae contain six genera. Many atemnid genera appear to be poorly defined and significant changes will be necessary to create a more workable classification (Klausen 2005).
Atemnines are found in most regions of the world, whereas miratemnines are more restricted, being found in Africa, southern Europe, central Asia, North America and South America.
Klausen, F.E. (2005). The male genitalia of the family Atemnidae (Pseudoscorpiones). Journal of Arachnology 33: 641-662.
Pseudoscorpions in this family
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Anatemnus Beier, 1932
18 species -
Atemnus Canestrini, 1884
5 species -
Athleticatemnus Beier, 1979
1 species -
Brazilatemnus Muchmore, 1975
1 species -
Caecatemnus Mahnert, 1985
1 species -
Catatemnus Beier, 1932
13 species -
Cyclatemnus Beier, 1932
12 species -
Diplotemnus Chamberlin, 1933
10 species -
Mesatemnus Beier and Turk, 1952
1 species -
Metatemnus Beier, 1932
4 species -
Micratemnus Beier, 1932
5 species -
Miratemnus Beier, 1932
5 species -
Oratemnus Beier, 1932
20 species -
Paratemnoides Harvey, 1991
31 species -
Stenatemnus Beier, 1932
11 species -
Synatemnus Beier, 1944
2 species -
Tamenus Beier, 1932
8 species -
Titanatemnus Beier, 1932
21 species -
Trinidadatemnus Tooren, 2008
1 species -
Tullgrenius Chamberlin, 1933
5 species