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Pseudoscorpions, also known as Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpiones, or Pseudoscorpionida, are an understudied order of arachnids. But while not well known, Aristotle made note of pseudoscorpions as did the luminaries Linnaeus and Hooke (Micrographia 1665), and today they star on YouTube. Pseudoscorpions are found throughout the world in a wide range of microhabitats including leaf litter, animal nests, under rocks (even in the intertidal zone), beneath bark, and among the pages of books. One reason many are unfamiliar with pseudoscorpions is their diminutive size, most measuring less than 5 mm. This ancient lineage, dating to the Devonian (350 MYA), is comprised of 25 families, 439 genera, and presently 3385 species are recognized.
 
Pseudoscorpions, also known as Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpiones, or Pseudoscorpionida, are an understudied order of arachnids. But while not well known, Aristotle made note of pseudoscorpions as did the luminaries Linnaeus and Hooke (Micrographia 1665), and today they star on YouTube. Pseudoscorpions are found throughout the world in a wide range of microhabitats including leaf litter, animal nests, under rocks (even in the intertidal zone), beneath bark, and among the pages of books. One reason many are unfamiliar with pseudoscorpions is their diminutive size, most measuring less than 5 mm. This ancient lineage, dating to the Devonian (350 MYA), is comprised of 25 families, 439 genera, and presently 3385 species are recognized.
Synsphyronus (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) is a genus of pseudoscorpions found throughout Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia (Harvey 1987). Currently there are 24 described species but unpublished data suggests that the diversity of this genus exceeds this number.
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''Synsphyronus'' (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) is a genus of pseudoscorpions found throughout Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia (Harvey 1987). Currently there are 24 described species but unpublished data suggests that the diversity of this genus exceeds this number.

Revision as of 15:55, 19 February 2009

Doctoral Student
Office: BioPharm 318

Voice: (860) 486-6215

Fax: (860) 486-6364

E-mail: roberta.engel@uconn.edu

Mailing address:


75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06269-3043, U.S.A.

EEB 4251 Medical Entomology

Medical Entomology in the News

Class Announcements

Lab

Lab 1, 1/21/09

Contact Info

email: roberta.engel at uconn.edu lab phone: 486-6215

Office Hours

Wednesday 2-3, in TLS 313; also by appointment in BioPharm 318

Open Lab Hours

Opportunities in the Sciences

CAES see posting on bulletin board in TLS313

Research Interests

granite outcrop in southwestern Australia

Pseudoscorpions, also known as Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpiones, or Pseudoscorpionida, are an understudied order of arachnids. But while not well known, Aristotle made note of pseudoscorpions as did the luminaries Linnaeus and Hooke (Micrographia 1665), and today they star on YouTube. Pseudoscorpions are found throughout the world in a wide range of microhabitats including leaf litter, animal nests, under rocks (even in the intertidal zone), beneath bark, and among the pages of books. One reason many are unfamiliar with pseudoscorpions is their diminutive size, most measuring less than 5 mm. This ancient lineage, dating to the Devonian (350 MYA), is comprised of 25 families, 439 genera, and presently 3385 species are recognized. Synsphyronus (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) is a genus of pseudoscorpions found throughout Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia (Harvey 1987). Currently there are 24 described species but unpublished data suggests that the diversity of this genus exceeds this number.