First report of the family Ideoroncidae (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from China, with description of a new species

Authors: Gao, Zhizhong Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117319 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: taxonomy · Topics: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

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The pseudoscorpion genus Shravana Chamberlin, 1930, belonging to the family Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930, currently contains 13 species. To date, no ideoroncid species has been recorded from China.The family Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930 is reported from China for the first time. A new species of the genus Shravana Chamberlin, 1930, collected from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, is described under the name of Shravana zhui Gao & Zhang, sp. nov. on the basis of both sexes. The finding of this new species expands the distribution range of this family in Asia.

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