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Neocheiridium galapagoense Beier, 1978

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

Found in Littoral zone, Arid zone, Transition zone, Agriculture zone, Scalesia zone, Fern‐sedge zone and in caves.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Cheiridiidae

Genus
Neocheiridium

Species
galapagoense

Taxon category: Accepted

Neocheiridium corticum (Balzan, 1890): Beier, 1976: 103. (misidentification)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Bartolomé, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner near Española, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Seymour Norte and 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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