First record of the genus Catatemnus Beier, 1932 from China, with the description of six new species (Pseudoscorpiones, Atemnidae)

By

Hou, Yanmeng
Zhao, Lingchen
Zhang, Feng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1168

Pages

295--327

Subjects

Morphology , new species , pseudoscorpion , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.100798

 

Abstract

The genus Catatemnus Beier, 1932 is reported for the first time from China and includes six new species: C. huaesp. nov. from Hainan Island, C. laminosussp. nov., C. ramussp. nov., C. scabersp. nov., and C. tengchongensissp. nov. all from Yunnan Province, and C. tibetanussp. nov. from Xizang Autonomous Region. Descriptions and illustrations of all the new species are provided.