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Rhacochelifer sonyae Mahnert 1991

Description

Rhacochelifer sonyae Mahnert, 1991

Material examined. Al Bahah, W. Elzaraeb, 9.V.2011, 2086 m, 20°04′24.3″ N, 41°23′12.3″ E: 1 ♀. Khamis Mushayt, W. Ben Hashbal, 26.IV.2011, 18°35′41.3″ N, 42°39′01.3″E, 1892 m: 1 ♀.

Remarks. This species was described from three localities in the southwestern mountains of Saudi Arabia and appears to be restricted to this area. It is well characterized by its slender pedipalps and genital morphology.

Notes

Published as part of Mahnert, Volker, Sharaf, Mostafa & Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., 2014, Further records of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from Saudi Arabia, pp. 387-393 in Zootaxa 3764 (3) on page 391, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3764.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/227547

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2011-04-26 , 2011-05-09
Verbatim event date
2011-04-26 , 2011-05-09
Scientific name authorship
Mahnert
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Pseudoscorpiones
Family
Cheliferidae
Genus
Rhacochelifer
Species
sonyae
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rhacochelifer sonyae Mahnert, 1991 sec. Mahnert, Sharaf & Aldawood, 2014

References

  • Mahnert, V. (1991) Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida) from the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 12, 171 - 199.