Austrochthonius transversus Beier 1964

transversus Beier, 1964

Austrochthonius chilensis transversus Beier 1964: 488, fig. 1.

Syntypes. HNHM Pseudoscorp-44: 5 ex. [3 ♂, 1 ♀, 4 nymphs according to original description] “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp., det. Beier, ♂ ♀, Typen!”, “No. 42.” [Argentina, Rio Negro, El Bolsón, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1150 m, from leaf litter in a forest of Maytenus boaria with Berberis darwini and Nothofagus antarctica close to a spring, 16.XI.1961, leg. Gy. Topál]. HNHM Pseudoscorp-45: 4 ex. [2 ♂, 8 ♀, 5 nymphs according to original description] “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp., det. Beier, ♂ ♀, Paratypen ”, “No. 24.” [Argentina, Rio Negro, El Bolsón, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1500 m, leaf litter in a Nothofagus pumilio forest, 23.X.1961, leg. Gy. Topál]. HNHM Pseudoscorp- 46: 3 ex. [3 ♂, 7 ♀, 1 nymph according to original description] “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp., det. Beier, ♂ ♀, Paratypen ”, “No. 19.” [Argentina, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1100 m, leaf litter in a bog forest of Nothofagus antarctica, 1. VII.1961, leg. Gy. Topál]. HNHM Pseud. -912: 3 ♀ “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp. det. Beier, ♀ Paratypen ”, “No. 49.” [Argentina, Rio Negro, El Bolsón, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1150 m, leaf litter in a Maytenus and Berberis darwini forest, moderately wet, 22.VIII.1961, leg. Gy. Topál]. HNHM Pseud. -913: 1 nymph. “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp. det. Beier, Nymph. ”, “Arg. [Argentina] El Bolson [sic], No. 98., 22.IX.1961; [leg.] Gy. Topál ” [Valley of Rio Azul, 320 m, from moss from rocks]. HNHM Pseud. -914: 3 ex. [4 ♂, 2 nymphs according to original description] “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp. det. Beier, ♂ Paratypen ”, “No. 21.” [Argentina, El Bolsón, Mt. Piltriquitron, 920 m, leaf litter in a Mulinum- Lomatia stock, 4.X.1961, leg. Gy. Topál]. HNHM Pseud. - 915: 2 ♀ “ Austrochthonius transversus n. sp. det. Beier, ♀ Paratypen ”, “No. 43” [Argentina, El Bolsón, Mt. Piltriquitron, 1150 m, Fallaub im Wald aus Nothofagus pumilio, 6.X.1961, leg. Gy. Topál].

Current status. Valid, as Austrochthonius chilensis transversus Beier, 1964.

Remarks. Three other syntypes are probably housed in the NHMW. Further ‘paratypes’ were probably deposited in the NHMW (11 from locality Nr. 24, 8 from Nr. 19, 3 from Nr. 21, all specimens from localities Nr. 86, 52, 98 and 104).