A remarkable new cave scorpion of the family Pseudochactidae Gromov (Chelicerata, Scorpiones) from Vietnam

By

Lourenco, Wilson
Dinh-Sac, Pham

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

71

Pages

1-13

Subjects

Scorpion, Vietnam, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Pa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.71.786

 

Abstract

A new genus and species of scorpion belonging to the family Pseudochactidae are described based on four specimens collected in the Tien Son cave at the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. The new species represents a true troglobitic element, the first one known for the family Pseudochactidae. This represents the third known record of a pseudochactid, and the first from Vietnam.