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Issue: Vol. 12 No. 2: 21 October 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-16
DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.12.2.1
Page range: 177-250
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 56

A review of the genus Lagynochthonius Beier, 1951 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China, Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China, Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
taxonomy diversity Morphology

Abstract

The genus of Lagynochthonius from China was reviewed. Nine new hypogean species were described: Lagynochthonius apexus sp. nov. (♂♀), L. infirmus sp. nov. (♂♀), L. longquanensis sp. nov. (♀) and L. zhakouensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Sichuan, L. baiguensis sp. nov. (♂♀), L. guangyangensis sp. nov. (♂♀), L. jingshengensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and L. zhaoae sp. nov. (♀) from Guangxi, L. galeatus sp. nov. (♀) from Guizhou. The male L. guanniuensis Hou, Feng & Zhang, 2023, L. maanensis Hou, Feng & Zhang, 2023 and L. xiaoensis Hou, Feng & Zhang, 2023 from Guizhou are reported for the first time. The species key and a geographical distribution map of Lagynochthonius species from China are provided.

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