Five new troglobitic species of Tyrannochthonius (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces, China

Authors: li, yunchun Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1131.91235 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Cave-inhabiting · Topics: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Five new species of the genus Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 are described from caves in the provinces of Yunnan (T. huilongshanensis sp. nov., T. xinzhaiensis sp. nov., and T. yamuhensis sp. nov.), Guizhou (T. dongjiensis sp. nov.), and Sichuan (T. huaerensis sp. nov.). An identification key is provided for all known representatives of the genus Tyrannochthonius from China.

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