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A pseudoscorpion-like salticid that may be related to Peckhamia.
For more information and links to the species, go to Cheliferoides in the Tree of Life.
References most relevant to species north of Mexico: Platnick (1984).
Identification
Thicked first legs in both sexes; distinctly pseudoscorpion-like (compare to Admestina).Compare to:
Habitat
Known from mesquite trees. Primarily Mexican but reaching the arid southwestern U.S.