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.
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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 Beier, 1965 — Turkey Lechytia arborea Muchmore, 1975 — Florida, Texas Lechytia asiatica Redikorzev, 1938 — Vietnam Lechytia cavicola Muchmore, 1973 — Mexico Lechytia chilensis Beier, 1964 — Chile Lechytia chthoniiformis (Balzan, 1887) — South America Lechytia delamarei Vitali-di Castro, 1984 — Guadeloupe Lechytia dentata Mahnert, 1978 — Republic of Congo † Lechytia finniae Hagen et al., 2025 — fossil: Kachin amber Lechytia garambica Beier, 1972 — Democratic Republic of Congo Lechytia himalayana Beier, 1974 — Nepal Lechytia hoffi Muchmore, 1975 — western USA Lechytia indica Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977 — India Lechytia kuscheli Beier, 1957 — Juan Fernández Islands Lechytia leleupi Beier, 1959 — Democratic Republic of Congo Lechytia madrasica Sivaraman, 1980 — India Lechytia martiniquensis Vitali-di Castro, 1984 — Martinique Lechytia maxima Beier, 1955 — Kenya, Tanzania Lechytia natalensis (Tullgren, 1907) — southern Africa Lechytia sakagamii Morikawa, 1952 — Caroline Islands Lechytia serrulata Beier, 1955 — Democratic Republic of Congo Lechytia sini Muchmore, 1975 — Florida, Texas † Lechytia tertiaria Schawaller, 1980 — fossil: Dominican amber Lechytia trinitatis Beier, 1970
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