A new cavernicolous Parobisium Chamberlin 1930 (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Yosemite National Park, U.S.A

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Series: Occasional papers / Museum, Texas Tech University, no. 297

By

Cokendolpher, James C.

Krejca, Jean K.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Lubbock, Tex, Museum of Texas Tech University, [2010]

Notes

Caption title.

"30 September 2010."

A new species of troglobitic Parobisium pseudoscorpion is described from two caves developed in granite talus slopes in the Yosemite Valley, U.S.A. The 16 species of the genus are all from the northern hemisphere (western U.S.A., China, Japan, South Korea). A taxonomic key to the genus in the U.S.A. is provided. The new species has only an anterior pair of pale colored eyespots without tapetum and is blind. Extensive searching at other shallow nearby caves and on the surface has not revealed any other specimens of this species, although it is common within certain areas of the two known caves. This may be only the second troglobite described from granite talus caves in North America, and suggests the potential for fruitful exploration in regions not traditionally sampled for subterranean fauna.

Subjects

Arachnida , California , Cave animals , Classification , Neobisiidae , Pseudoscorpions , Yosemite National Park

Call Number

AS36 .T4955 NO.297

Classification

595.47

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156953
OCLC: 743752881
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q109807365