Chthonioidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpionida |
Superfamily: | Chthonioidea |
Families | |
The Chthonioidea are a superfamily of 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 fossil species Dracochela deprehendor from the Devonian is grouped in the family Dacochelidae.[3]