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Aphelolpium longidigitatum (Ellingsen, 1910)

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

The presence of this species on most of the islands from the seashore up to 800 m altitude and in quite different habitats indicates an “old” invasion, but not early enough to have allowed diversification on the different islands (Mannert, 2014).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Olpiidae

Genus
Aphelolpium

Species
longidigitatum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1975

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Baltra, Española, Floreana, Gardner near Española, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, North Plaza, Pinzón, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, South Plaza.

References

  • Baert, L. Mahnert, V. (2015) The distribution of the non‐araneae and non‐acari arachnids of Galápagos Belgian Journal of Entomology 28: 1‐76
  • Mahnert, V. (2014) Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) Revue suisse de Zoologie, 121: 135‐210

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