Americhernes oblongus (Say, 1821)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Chelifer oblongus

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Genus type of Americhernes Muchmore, 1976

Taxonomic references

Chelifer oblongus

Say, 1821: 64 original description

Chernes oblongus (Say):

Hagen, 1868b: 51
Banks, 1890: 152
Hagen, 1870: 268

Chelanops oblongus (Say):

Banks, 1895a: 5
Banks, 1904a: 140
Berger, 1905: 407–417, fig. 1, plate 28
Banks, 1907: 746
Banks, 1908a: 39
Banks, 1908b: 4
Coolidge, 1908: 110
Banks, 1909c: 173
Banks, 1911: 638
Ewing, 1911: 79
Moles, 1914c: 192–193
Moles and Moore, 1921: 6
Myers, 1927: 291–292
Pratt, 1927: 410
Chamberlin, 1931a: 119, fig. 47s
Nester, 1932: 98
Roewer, 1937: n/a, fig. 185
Brimley, 1938: 497

Chelifer (Lamprochernes) oblongus (Say):

Ellingsen, 1910a: 368

Lamprochernes oblongus (Say):

Beier, 1932e: 84–85, fig. 103
Chamberlin, 1935b: 481
Roewer, 1937: 289
Vachon, 1940f: 3
Hoff, 1945c: 37–38
Beier, 1948b: 444, 452
Hoff, 1949b: 450–453, figs 8, 30a–b
Hoff and Bolsterli, 1956: 165–166
Hoff, 1958: 20
Hoff, 1961: 444–445
Manley, 1969: 7, fig. 7
Weygoldt, 1969a: n/a, fig. 105
Weygoldt, 1970a: 242, fig. 12b
Muchmore, 1971a: 80, 82
Weygoldt, 1971a: 14, figs 15
Nelson, 1971: 95
Nelson, 1975: 284, figs 40–43
Rowland and Reddell, 1976: 16

"New genus" oblongus (Say):

Muchmore, 1975d: n/a, fig. 6

Americhernes oblongus (Say):

Muchmore, 1976b: 153–156, figs 3–9
Dunkle, 1984: 48
Zeh, 1987b: 1084
Muchmore, 1990a: 518
Harvey, 1991a: 542
Snider and Nelson, 1991: 261
Proctor, 1993: 156
Judson, 1997b: 410–441
Poinar, Ćurčić and Cokendolpher, 1998: 86
Buddle, 2005: 15
Turienzo, Iorio and Mahnert, 2010: 559, 562
Judson, 2016: 73–74
Armas, Alegre B., Barba D., Rodríguez-Cabrera, Alayón G. and Peréz G., 2017: 219
Legg, 2019: 191
Martínez, Villegas-Guzman, Quirós and Emmen, 2020: 180–181, figs 1A–C
Martínez, Villegas-Guzman, Mendoza and Quirós, 2024: 216–218, fig. 2


Synonyms
Chelifer alius Leidy, 1877 -- synonymised by Banks, 1893: 64
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Chelifer alius
Leidy, 1877: 261 (synonymised by Banks, 1893: 64) original description
Chernes insuetus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 -- synonymised by Judson, 1997b: 410
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Chernes insuetus
Pickard-Cambridge, 1892: 225–226, plate C fig. 17 (synonymised by Judson, 1997b: 410) original description
Warburton, 1909: 438 (synonymised by Judson, 1997b: 410)
Allochernes (?) insuetus O. Pickard-Cambridge:
Beier, 1932e: 154
Roewer, 1937: 298
Chelifer communis pennsylvanicus Ellingsen, 1910 -- synonymised by Muchmore, 1991e: 81
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Chelifer communis var. pennsylvanicus
Ellingsen, 1910a: 366 (synonymised by Muchmore, 1991e: 81) original description
Lustrochernes (?) pennsylvanicus (Ellingsen):
Beier, 1932e: 95
Roewer, 1937: 290
Lustrochernes pennsylvanicus (Ellingsen):
Hoff and Bolsterli, 1956: 167–168 (in part; see Lustrochernes carolinensis Muchmore)
Hoff, 1958: 21 (in part; see Lustrochernes carolinensis Muchmore)
Weygoldt, 1969a: n/a, fig. 105 (in part; see Lustrochernes carolinensis Muchmore)
Weygoldt, 1970a: 242, figs 8a–e, 12a
Weygoldt, 1971a: 14, fig. 14
Muchmore, 1990a: 519
Proctor, 1993: 156 (in part; see Lustrochernes carolinensis Muchmore)
Harvey, 1991a: 597 (in part; see Lustrochernes carolinensis Muchmore)
Distribution
Distribution table

Realm: Nearctic

Canada (Alberta)
Cuba
Mexico
UK (unestablished introduction)
US (Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
Type locality: Havana, Mason County, Illinois, U.S.A.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Havana 40.3 -90.066666
Type repository
    N/A
Zoobank LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5934A83A-58AA-40EA-9A81-7103BD6BD211

References

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Ellingsen, E. (1910a). Die Pseudoskorpione des Berliner Museums. Mitteilung aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 4: 357–423. -- Show included taxa

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Judson, M.L.I. (2016). Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Chelonethi) in Mexican amber, with a list of extant species associated with mangrove and Hymenaea trees in Chiapas. Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana 68: 57–79. -- Show included taxa

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Manley, G.V. (1969). A pictorial key and annotated list of Michigan pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida). Michigan Entomologist 2: 2–13. -- Show included taxa

Moles, M. & Moore, W. (1921). A list of California Arachnida. I. Pseudoscorpionida. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Pomona College 13: 6–9. -- Show included taxa

Moles, M.L. (1914c). Pseudoscorpions in the Claremont-Laguna region. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Pomona College 6: 187–197. -- Show included taxa

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Muchmore, W.B. (1991e). The identity of Chelifer communis var. pennsylvanicus and description of a new species of Lustrochernes (Pseudoscorpionida: Chernetidae). Entomological News 102: 79–89. -- Show included taxa

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Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1892). On the British species of false-scorpions. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club and Archaeological Society 13: 199–231. -- Show included taxa

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Weygoldt, P. (1970a). Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Pseudoscorpione II. Zeitschrift für die Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 8: 241–259. -- Show included taxa

Weygoldt, P. (1971a). Vergleichend-embryologische Untersuchungen an Pseudoscorpionen V. Das Embryonalstadium mit seinem Pumporgan bei verschiedenen Arten und sein Wert als taxonomisches Merkmal.. Zeitschrift für die Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 9: 3–29. -- Show included taxa

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Armas, L.F. de, Alegre B., A., Barba D., R.A., Rodríguez-Cabrera, T.M., Alayón G., G. & Peréz G., A. (2017). Arácnidos. In: C. A. Mancina and D. D. Cruz F. Diversidad biológica de Cuba: métodos de inventario, monitoreo y colecciones biológicas Editorial AMA: La Habana: 196–223. -- Show included taxa

Legg, G. (2019). Changes in the British pseudoscorpion fauna over the last 50 years. Arachnology 18: 189–195. -- Show included taxa

Martínez, R.J., Villegas-Guzman, G.A., Mendoza, L. & Quirós, D.I. (2024). Phoretic relationship between Americhernes oblongus (Say) and Mallodon chevrolatii (Thomson) in Panama. Entomological News 131: 214–219. -- Show included taxa

Martínez, R.J., Villegas-Guzman, G.A., Quirós, D. & Emmen, D. (2020). Phoresy of Americhernes oblongus (Say) (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) in a species of the genus Scipopus Enderlein (Diptera: Micropezidae). Revista Chilena de Entomología 46: 179–183. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2024-12-19 New taxonomic reference entry Martínez, Villegas-Guzman, Quirós and Emmen, 2020
2024-12-18 New taxonomic reference entry Martínez, Villegas-Guzman, Mendoza and Quirós, 2024
2022-09-26 New taxonomic reference entry Legg, 2019
2022-09-26 New taxonomic reference entry Armas, Alegre B., Barba D., Rodríguez-Cabrera, Alayón G. and Peréz G., 2017
2022-09-26 Taxonomic reference update