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, , . Harvey, 1992 : The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, , .
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