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Parachernes (Parachernes) cocophilus Simon 1901

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Parachernes (Parachernes) cocophilus (Simon, 1901)

(Figs 6 C–D, 6H–J)

Chelifer cocophilus Simon 1901: 79 –80; Ellingsen 1912: 81.

Parachernes (Argentochernes) cocophilus (Simon): Beier 1932b: 123 –124, figs 140. Parachernes cocophilus (Simon): Beier, 1967: 354; Beier 1973: 51.

Parachernes (Parachernes) cocophilus (Simon): Harvey 1991: 614.

Distribution. Equatorial Guinea; Malaysia (Kelantan: Kuala Aring; type locality); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam. Previous record. North Central Province: Maradan Maduwa (Wilpattu National Park; Beier 1973). New records. Northwestern Province: Kurunegala District: L 10 & L 26.

Remarks. Found under bark of Jackfruit trees (Figs 6 H–K). Parachernes (P.) cocophilus was found living in large colonies together with Paratemnoides pallidus, in forests of the dry zone.

Notes

Published as part of Batuwita, Sudesh & Benjamin, Suresh P., 2014, An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Sri Lanka, pp. 37-67 in Zootaxa 3814 (1) on pages 55-56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/286221

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References

  • Simon, E. (1901) On the Arachnida collected during the " Skeat Expedition " to the Malay Peninsula, 1899 - 1900. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 71, 45 - 84. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1901. tb 08164. x
  • Ellingsen, E. (1912) The pseudoscorpions of South Africa, based on the collections of the South African Museum, Cape Town. Annals of the South African Museum 10, 75 - 128.
  • Beier, M. (1932 b) Pseudoscorpionidea II. Subord. C. Cheliferinea. Tierreich, 58, i - xxi + 1 - 294.
  • Beier, M. (1967) Pseudoscorpione vom kontinentalen Sudost-Asien. Pacific Insects, 9, 341 - 369.
  • Beier, M. (1973) Pseudoscorpionidea von Ceylon. Entomologica Scandinavica, 4, 39 - 55.
  • Harvey, M. S. (1991) Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester University Press, Manchester, pp. vi + 726.