| Larca Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Larca boulderica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Larcidae Harvey, 1992 |
| Genus: | Larca J. C. Chamberlin, 1930 |
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Genus synonymy
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Larca is a genus of pseudoscorpions. It is the only genus in the family Larcidae. They are found in North America and Europe.
List of species
According to Pseudoscorpions of the World (version 3.0), Larcidae consists of the following species:
- Larca bosselaersi Henderickx & Vets, 2002
- Larca chamberlini Benedict & Malcolm, 1978
- Larca fortunata Zaragoza, 2005
- Larca granulata (Banks, 1891)
- Larca hispanica Beier, 1939
- Larca italica Gardini, 1983
- Larca laceyi Muchmore, 1981
- Larca lata (Hansen, 1884)
- Larca lucentina Zaragoza, 2005
- Larca notha Hoff, 1961
The following species have been placed in the family since then:
- Larca aalbui (Muchmore, 1984)
- Larca cavicola (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca guadalupensis (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca rotunda (Hoff & Clawson, 1952)
- Larca welbourni (Muchmore, 1981)
- Larca boulderica Harvey & Steinmann, 2024
In 2014, Harvey and Wynne placed the genus Archeolarca in synonymy with Larca.
Biography
- Chamberlin, 1930 : A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 10, vol. 5, p. 1-48 & 585-620.
- Harvey, 1992 : The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 6, p. 1373-1435.
References
- "Larca". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Larca Chamberlin, 1930". Western Australian Museum. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Harvey, Mark S.; Wynne, J. Judson (2014). "Troglomorphic pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of northern Arizona, with the description of two new short-range endemic species". Journal of Arachnology. 42 (3): 205–219. doi:10.1636/K14-34.1 – via Smithsonian Libraries.
- Harvey, Mark S.; Steinmann, David B. (2024-04-25). "A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado". ZooKeys (1198): 279–294. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1198..279H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1198.120353. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11066502. PMID 38708379.