The first Nearctic record of the genus Neocheiridium (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheiridiidae), with description of Neocheiridium gullahorum sp. n.

Abstract

Abstract

Background

The genus Neocheiridium Beier, 1932 currently contains seven Neotropical (including Caribbean) and two Afrotropical species, with no Nearctic records.

New information

An undescribed species of Neocheiridium from South Carolina was discovered in the Ohio State University Acarology Collection and is described as Neocheiridium gullahorum , n. sp. (based on specimens of both sexes). A key to known world species of Neocheiridium is proposed.

Contributors

Kaarel Sammet

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Biodivers Data J

Journal ID (publisher-id): 1

Journal ID (index): urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:F9B2E808-C883-5F47-B276-6D62129E4FF4

Journal ID (aggregator): urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:245B00E9-BFE5-4B4F-B76E-15C30BA74C02

Title: Biodiversity Data Journal

Publisher: Pensoft Publishers

ISSN (Electronic): 1314-2828

Publication date Collection: 2020

Publication date (Electronic): 24 January 2020

Volume: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tartu, Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tartu Estonia

[2 ] The Ohio State University, Museum of Biological Diversity, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America The Ohio State University, Museum of Biological Diversity Columbus, Ohio United States of America

Author notes

Corresponding author: Kaarel Sammet ( kaarel.sammet@ 123456gmail.com ).

Academic editor: Facundo Martín Labarque

Article

Publisher ID: 48278 Publisher-manuscript ID: 12736

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e48278

PMC ID: 6994425

Copyright statement: Kaarel Sammet, Olavi Kurina, Hans Klompen

License:

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Page count

Figures: 5, Tables: 0, References: 17

Categories

Subject: Taxonomic Paper

Subject: Cheiridiidae

Subject: Biodiversity & Conservation

Subject: Faunistics & Distribution

Subject: Identification key

Subject: Taxonomy

Subject: Cenozoic

Subject: Americas