Key to the species of Megachernes Beier (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae), with notes on M. afghanicus and M. pavlovskyi

An identification key is presented for all described species of the pseudoscorpions belonging to the genusMegachernes .Megachernes afghanicusBeier, 1959 is also considered as a junior subjective synonym ofM. pavlovskyiRedikorzev, 1949.

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