Table 1. The 29 known cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion species from China. ‘Category’ indicates the functional group in which each species belongs - either troglobiont or troglophile. The number of caves (# Caves) may be used to infer the level of endemism. Names of administrative provinces where each species is presently known is also provided.
| Taxa |
Category |
# Cave |
Province |
Reference |
| Family Chernetidae |
| Megachernes glandulosus Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglophile |
1 |
Hubei |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Megachernes himalayensis (Ellingsen, 1914) |
Troglophile |
1 |
Guangxi |
Schawaller (1995) |
| Megachernes tuberosus Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglophile |
1 |
Sichuan |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Megachernes vietnamensis Beier, 1967 |
Troglophile |
3 |
Sichuan, Hubei |
Schawaller (1995) |
| Nudochernes lipase Mahnert, 2003 |
Troglophile |
1 |
Yunnan |
Mahnert (2003) |
| Nudochernes troglobius Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglophile |
2 |
Hubei, Sichuan |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Family Chthoniidae |
| Lagynochthonius bailongtanensis Li, Liu & Shi, 2019 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Yunnan |
Li et al. (2019) |
| Tyrannochthonius akaleus Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Sichuan |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Tyrannochthonius antridraconis Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglobiont |
4 |
Sichuan |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Tyrannochthonius chixingi Gao, Wynne & Zhang, 2018 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guangxi |
Gao et al. (2018) |
| Tyrannochthonius ganshuanensis Mahnert, 2009 |
Troglobiont |
3 |
Sichuan, Hubei |
Mahnert (2009) |
| Family Neobisiidae |
| Bisetocreagris baozinensis Mahnert & Li, 2016 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Sichuan |
Mahnert and Li (2016) |
| Bisetocreagris cavernarum Mahnert & Li, 2016 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Chongqing |
Mahnert and Li (2016) |
| Bisetocreagris chinacavernicola (Schawaller, 1995) |
Troglobiont |
2 |
Sichuan |
Schawaller (1995) |
| Bisetocreagris chuanensis Mahnert & Li, 2016 |
Troglobiont |
2 |
Guizhou |
Mahnert and Li (2016) |
| Bisetocreagris gracilenta Gao & Zhang, 2017 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
Gao et al. (2017) |
| Bisetocreagris guangshanensis Gao & Zhang, 2017 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
Gao et al. (2017) |
| Bisetocreagris juanxuae Mahnert & Li, 2016 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Sichuan |
Mahnert and Li (2016) |
| Bisetocreagris maomaotou Gao, Wynne & Zhang, 2018 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guangxi |
Gao et al. (2018) |
| Bisetocreagris martii (Mahnert, 2003) |
Troglobiont? |
1 |
Yunnan |
Mahnert (2003) |
| Bisetocreagris scaurum (Mahnert, 2003) |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Yunnan |
Mahnert (2003) |
| Bisetocreagris titanium (Mahnert, 2003) |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Yunnan |
Mahnert (2003) |
| Bisetocreagris xiaoensis Li & Liu, 2017 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Yunnan |
Li et al. (2017) |
| Parobisium magangensis Feng, Wynne & Zhang, 2019 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Beijing |
Feng et al. (2019) |
| Parobisium motianense sp. nov. |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
This study |
| Parobisium qiangzhuang sp. nov. |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
This study |
| Parobisium sanlouense sp. nov. |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
This study |
| Parobisium tiani sp. nov. |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Guizhou |
This study |
| Parobisium yuantongi Feng, Wynne & Zhang, 2019 |
Troglobiont |
1 |
Beijing |
Feng et al. (2019) |