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Rhopalochernes insulanus Beier, 1978

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

Chelicera with 6 setae, the three basal ones with finely dentate apex; rallum with 3 setae, the distal one apically dentate; serrula exterior with 16 lamellae; galea with apical fork and 4 lateral branches in distal half. Spermathecae (Fig. 64) paired, the apical parts oval and enlarged. Trichobothrial pattern as in Fig. 65. Leg IV (Fig. 66): distal seta on tarsus IV davate, with dentate apex, and as long as depth of tarsus.

Found in Fern‐sedge zone.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Chernetidae

Genus
Rhopalochernes

Species
insulanus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela

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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