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The First
Record of the Genus Mundochthonius Chamberlin (Pseudoscorpiones:
Chthoniidae) from Spain: Mundochthonius gallaecicus sp. nov. |
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Juan A.
Zaragoza1 & Mark S. Harvey2 |
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1 Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad
de Alicante E-03080 Alicante, Spain. juanzeta@terra.es |
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2 Department of Terrestial Invertebrates, Western Australian
Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, Australia.
mark.harvey@museum.wa.gov.au |
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Abstract: |
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Mundochthonius
gallaecicus new species from Galicia, mainland Spain, is described.
This is the first record of the genus Mundochthonius Chamberlin
from Western Europe and suggests that the genus may be widespread across
the entire continent. |
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Key words:
taxonomy, morphology, biogeography, Galicia. |
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Taxonomy:
Mundochthonius gallaecicus sp. n. |
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The First Record of
the Genus Mundochthonius Chamberlin (Pseudoscorpiones:
Chthoniidae) from Spain: Mundochthonius gallaecicus sp. nov. |
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Resumen: |
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Se describe
Mundochthonius gallaecicus, una nueva especie de Galicia, España
continental. Se trata de la primera cita del género Mundochthonius
Chamberlin para Europa occidental y sugiere que el género está
ampliamente extendido por todo el continente europeo. |
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Palabras clave:
taxonomía, morfología, biogeografía, Galicia. |
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Taxonomía:
Mundochthonius gallaecicus sp. n. |
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