Occidenchthonius canariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chthonioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Pseudoscorpiones Subordo: Epiocheirata Superfamilia: Chthonioidea

Familia: Chthoniidae
Subfamilia: Chthoniinae
Genus: Occidenchthonius
Species: Occidenchthonius canariensis

Name

Occidenchthonius canariensis (Beier, 1965)

Type locality: near Erjos, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain.

Holotype: NHMW. male ♂. 04.IV.1965.

Synonymy

• Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) machadoi canariensis Beier, 1965: 375 (original combination)
• Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) canariensis (Beier): Mahnert, 2011: 41
• Occidenchthonius canariensis (Beier): Zaragoza, 2017: 139

References

Primary references

• Beier, M.W.P. 1965a. Pseudoscorpione aus ostmediterranen Grotten. Fragmenta Entomologica 4: 85–90. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mahnert, V. 2011. A nature’s treasury: Pseudoscorpion diversity of the Canary Islands, with the description of nine new species (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae, Cheiridiidae) and new records. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 19: 27–45. Reference page. 
• Zaragoza, J.A. 2017. Revision of the Ephippiochthonius complex in the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Macaronesia, with proposed changes to the status of the Chthonius subgenera (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae). Zootaxa 4246(1): 1–221. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4246.1.1. Reference page.