Lechytia is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Lechytiinae within the family Chthoniidae. It is the sole genus in its subfamily and contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
Species
- Lechytia anatolica <small>Beier, 1965</small> â Turkey
- Lechytia arborea <small>Muchmore, 1975</small> â Florida, Texas
- Lechytia asiatica <small>Redikorzev, 1938</small> â Vietnam
- Lechytia cavicola <small>Muchmore, 1973</small> â Mexico
- Lechytia chilensis <small>Beier, 1964</small> â Chile
- Lechytia chthoniiformis <small>(Balzan, 1887)</small> â South America
- Lechytia delamarei <small>Vitali-di Castro, 1984</small> â Guadeloupe
- Lechytia dentata <small>Mahnert, 1978</small> â Republic of Congo
- â Lechytia finniae <small>Hagen et al., 2025</small> â fossil: Kachin amber
- Lechytia garambica <small>Beier, 1972</small> â Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia himalayana <small>Beier, 1974</small> â Nepal
- Lechytia hoffi <small>Muchmore, 1975</small> â western USA
- Lechytia indica <small>Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977</small> â India
- Lechytia kuscheli <small>Beier, 1957</small> â Juan Fernández Islands
- Lechytia leleupi <small>Beier, 1959</small> â Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia madrasica <small>Sivaraman, 1980</small> â India
- Lechytia martiniquensis <small>Vitali-di Castro, 1984</small> â Martinique
- Lechytia maxima <small>Beier, 1955</small> â Kenya, Tanzania
- Lechytia natalensis <small>(Tullgren, 1907)</small> â southern Africa
- Lechytia sakagamii <small>Morikawa, 1952</small> â Caroline Islands
- Lechytia serrulata <small>Beier, 1955</small> â Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lechytia sini <small>Muchmore, 1975</small> â Florida, Texas
- â Lechytia tertiaria <small>Schawaller, 1980</small> â fossil: Dominican amber
- Lechytia trinitatis <small>Beier, 1970</small>
Footnotes
References
Further reading
- (1975): The Genus Lechytia in the United States (Pseudoscorpionida, Chthoniidae). The Southwestern Naturalist 20(1): 13-27.