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Issue: Vol. 5729 No. 3: 16 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.3
Page range: 437-453
Abstract views: 69
PDF downloaded: 6

Two new species of Stenohya Beier, 1967 from China (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)

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

Abstract

Stenohya Beier, 1967 is an Asian pseudoscorpion genus, with most of the species reported from China. In this study, two new species of Stenohya from China are described and illustrated: Stenohya gaoi sp. nov. from Guangxi and Stenohya fortuna sp. nov. from Gansu. S. fortuna sp. nov. is the second Stenohya species reported from northern China.

 

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How to Cite

Xiang, L., Zhang, F. & Guo, X. (2025) Two new species of Stenohya Beier, 1967 from China (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae). Zootaxa, 5729 (3), 437–453. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.3