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Parachernes nigrimanus (Banks, 1902)

Pseudoscorpión, Pseudoscorpion

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

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Pseudoscorpiones

Family
Chernetidae

Genus
Parachernes

Species
nigrimanus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Rábida, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Seymour Norte and Santa Fé.

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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