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Lechytia chthoniiformis (Balzan, 1887)

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

It is frequently found in leaf litter, but also under the bark of fallen dead trunks and in humus (Mannert, 2014).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Chthoniidae

Genus
Lechytia

Species
chthoniiformis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1974

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Bartolomé, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinzón, Santiago, Santa Cruz, 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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