Megacorminae Kraepelin, 1905
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https://doi.org/ 10.18590/euscorpius.2003.vol2003.iss11.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12785227 |
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Megacorminae Kraepelin, 1905 |
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Subfamily Megacorminae Kraepelin, 1905
Type Genus. Megacormus Karsch, 1881 View in CoL .
Composition. The subfamily includes two tribes, Chactopsini and Megacormini , introduced by Soleglad & Sissom (2001).
Distribution. North America ( Mexico), South America.
Taxonomic history. This taxon was originally introduced as a subfamily of Chactidae . Soleglad (1976b) and Francke (1979) suggested that megacormines are closely related to euscorpiines. It was listed in Chactidae by Sissom (1990), and considered a synonym of Euscorpiidae by Fet & Sissom (2000a).
Biogeographic history. The megacormines are a New World subfamily with a disjunct distribution of tribes Chactopsini (South America) and Megacormini ( Mexico).
Diagnosis. See Soleglad & Sissom (2001) for details.
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