Cave-dwelling pseudoscorpions of China with descriptions of four new hypogean species of Parobisium (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae) from Guizhou Province

By

Feng, Zegang
Wynne, J. Judson
Zhang, Feng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

34

Pages

61--98

Subjects

cave conservation , cavernicoles , taxonomy , troglobionts

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.34.49586

 

Abstract

We summarize and discuss the 29 known cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion species from China. Four new troglomorphic pseudoscorpion species, Parobisium motianensesp. nov., P. qiangzhuangsp. nov., P. sanlouensesp. nov., and P. tianisp. nov., belonging to the family Neobisiidae, are described based on specimens collected in karst caves in Guizhou, China. Detailed diagnosis, descriptions, and illustrations are presented. We also provide recommendations for management of caves where they occur, as well as the cave arthropod communities and the habitats that support them.