A check list of the pseudoscorpions of South Africa (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones)

Abstract

A check list of the Pseudoscorpiones of the class Arachnida of South Africa is presented. A total of 135 species and 10 subspecies of pseudoscorpions are known from South Africa, represented by seven superfamilies 15 families and 65 genera. This represents about 4.4 % of the world fauna. Of the 135 species. 97 species (73 %) are known only from South Africa 33 species have a wider distribution pattern throughout the Afrotropical Region and three are cosmopolitan. This study forms part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA).