The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpions, representing the earliest diverging and most primitive living pseudoscorpions. The superfamily contains two families.[1]
Some authors consider the genus Lechytia to be in its own family Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae.[2]
The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of pseudoscorpions, representing the earliest diverging and most primitive living pseudoscorpions. The superfamily contains two families.
Pseudotyrannochthoniidae — worldwide (c. 5 genera, 50 species) Chthoniidae — worldwide ( 40 + genera, 600+ species)Some authors consider the genus Lechytia to be in its own family Lechytiidae, rather than to reside in Chthoniidae.
