Australochelifer is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1975 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
The genus contains the single species Australochelifer pygmaeus <small>Beier, 1975</small>.
The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is near Waste Point on Mount Kosciuszko, where the pseudoscorpions were found in open forest plant litter.
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.