Paracharontidae is an arachnid family within the order Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions).

[2] Paracharontidae and the extinct Weygoldtinidae from the Carboniferous form the suborder Paleoamblypygi, the sister group to the remaining Amblypygi.

[3] The family contains two genera: Paracharon, containing the single species Paracharon caecus Hansen, 1921 from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, and Jorottui with the single species Jorottui ipuanai from Colombia in northern South America.

[4][5] Paracharonopsis from the Eocene (Ypresian) aged Cambay amber of India was initially assigned to this family[6] but this was later questioned and it has since been reassigned to Euamblypygi.

[7][5] Both living species are troglobites, having no eyes, with P. caecus living in termite nests, while J. ipuanai inhabits caves.