Five new species of the genus Paratemnoides Harvey, 1991 (Pseudoscorpiones, Atemnidae) from China

Paratemnoides Harvey, 1991 is currently represented by 28 species and two subspecies, which are widespread in the world, except for Europe and Antarctica. Paratemnoides sinensis (Beier, 1932) represents the only species of this genus currently recorded from China.Five new Paratemnoides species colle...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Yanmeng Hou, Lingchen Zhao, Feng Zhang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024
Subjects:
morphology
new species
pseudoscorpion
taxonomy
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e124585
https://doaj.org/article/5c728385ba5949d9bbe59b650a0f6a5a
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Summary:Paratemnoides Harvey, 1991 is currently represented by 28 species and two subspecies, which are widespread in the world, except for Europe and Antarctica. Paratemnoides sinensis (Beier, 1932) represents the only species of this genus currently recorded from China.Five new Paratemnoides species collected from China are described, including detailed diagnoses and illustrations: P. guangdongensis sp. nov. from Guangdong, P. parvus sp. nov., P. politus sp. nov. and P. yunnanensis sp. nov. from Yunnan and P. trisulcus sp. nov. from Guangxi. An identification key to all known Paratemnoides species from China and a distribution map are also provided.

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