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Paratemnoides nidificator (Balzan, 1888)

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

This pseudoscorpion species (as others of this genus) occurs frequently under bark of dead or living trees and it is apparently gregarious (Mannert, 2014).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Atemnidae

Genus
Paratemnoides

Species
nidificator

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1899

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz.

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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