- Holotype male (CAS, JC-535.01003). Allotype female (CAS, JC-535.01004). Paratypes. 1 male, 2 female, (CAS, JC-535.01001, 2, 11; slides); 1 male (CAS, JC-577.01001; slide); others (whereabouts?, 5 adults).
Original combination: Menthus californicus
LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:7ec8de4a-0b0c-4717-a371-914f2a62e592
Menthus
californicus
Realm: Nearctic
| US (California, Nevada, Texas) |
Coordinates
| Locality | Lat | Lon | |
| 1 | Palm Canyon | 33.8 | -116.516666 |
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Harvey, M.S. (2006b). New species and records of the pseudoscorpion family Menthidae (Pseudoscorpiones). Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 167–173. ZooBank: D0EF1CE8-9382-49D0-AA11-ECF69C3BEF67 -- Show included taxa
Harvey, M.S. & Muchmore, W.B. (1990). The systematics of the family Menthidae (Pseudoscorpionida). Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 941–964. ZooBank: D55D011A-78DA-433E-BAF1-83D9457EF36A -- Show included taxa
Hoff, C.C. (1958). List of the pseudoscorpions of North America north of Mexico. American Museum Novitates 1875: 1–50. -- Show included taxa
Muchmore, W.B. (1990a). Pseudoscorpionida. In: Dindal, D.L. (ed.) Soil biology guide John Wiley and Sons, New York: 503–527. -- Show included taxa
Roewer, C.F. (1937). Chelonethi oder Pseudoskorpione. In: Bronns, H.G. (ed.) Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H., Leipzig 5(IV)(6)(1): 161–320. -- Show included taxa
Harvey, M.S., Benavides, L.R., Miller, T.L., Cosgrove, J.G., Giribet, G. & Rix, M.G. (2025). The phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic pseudoscorpion family Menthidae (Pseudoscorpiones): a revised superfamily assignment based on new molecular data. Invertebrate Systematics 39(IS24087): 1–16. doi: 10.1071/IS24087 -- Show included taxa
| Date | Type | Reference | Old value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | New taxonomic reference entry | Harvey, Benavides, Miller, Cosgrove, Giribet and Rix, 2025 |