Larca
| Larca Temporal range:
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| Larca boulderica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Larcidae Harvey, 1992 |
| Genus: | Larca J. C. Chamberlin, 1930 |
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Genus synonymy
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Larca is a genus of pseudoscorpions. It is the only genus in the family Larcidae. They are found in North America and Europe.[2]
List of species
[edit]According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species:[2]
- Larca bosselaersi Henderickx & Vets, 2002
- Larca chamberlini Benedict & Malcolm, 1978
- Larca fortunata Zaragoza, 2005
- Larca granulata (Banks, 1891)
- Larca hispanica Beier, 1939
- Larca italica Gardini, 1983
- Larca laceyi Muchmore, 1981
- Larca lata (Hansen, 1884)
- Larca lucentina Zaragoza, 2005
- Larca notha Hoff, 1961
The following species have been placed in the family since then:[3]
- Larca aalbui (Muchmore, 1984)
- Larca cavicola (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca guadalupensis (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca rotunda (Hoff & Clawson, 1952)
- Larca welbourni (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca boulderica Harvey & Steinmann, 2024[4]
In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca.[3]
Biography
[edit]- 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, series 10, vol. 5, p. 1-48 & 585-620.
- Harvey, 1992 : The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 6, p. 1373-1435.
References
[edit]- ^ "Larca". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Larca Chamberlin, 1930". Western Australian Museum. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b Harvey, Mark S.; Wynne, J. Judson (2014). "Troglomorphic pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of northern Arizona, with the description of two new short-range endemic species". Journal of Arachnology. 42 (3): 205–219. doi:10.1636/K14-34.1 – via Smithsonian Libraries.
- ^ Harvey, Mark S.; Steinmann, David B. (2024-04-25). "A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado". ZooKeys (1198): 279–294. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1198..279H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1198.120353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11066502. PMID 38708379.