Two new species of the pseudoscorpion subfamily Lamprochernetinae Beier, 1932 from Guizhou, China (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae)
Author
Xu, Hongru
0000-0002-1762-216X
The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China & 3028383706 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1762 - 216 X
3028383706@qq.com
Author
Gao, Zhizhong
Department of Biology, Xinzhou Teachers University, Xinzhou, Shanxi 034000, P. R. China.
Author
Zhang, Feng
0000-0002-3347-1031
The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China & dudu 06042001 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3347 - 1031
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-03-07
5105
4
581
592
journal article
20315
10.11646/zootaxa.5105.4.7
5f3a2448-b34b-44eb-b743-b506eb384dab
1175-5326
6333898
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Genus
Megachernes
Beier, 1932
Megachernes
Beier, 1932: 128
; Beier, 1933: 518; Beier, 1948: 476; Morikawa, 1960: 144; Harvey, 1991: 599.
Type
species:
Chernes grandis
Beier, 1930
, by original designation.
FIGURE 5.
Megachernes biyunensis
sp. nov.
, A, Female habitus, dorsal view; B, Male habitus, dorsal view.
FIGURE 6.
Megachernes biyunensis
sp. nov.
, holotype female (A–F, H–I), paratype male (G): A, Carapace, dorsal view; B, Left pedipalp, dorsal view; C, Left chelal fingers, lateral view; D, Left chelicerae, dorsal view; E, Genital area of female, ventral view; F, Left leg I, lateral view; G, Genital area of male, ventral view; H, Left leg IV, lateral view; I, Tarsus of left leg IV, lateral view.
FIGURE 7.
Megachernes biyunensis
sp. nov.
, holotype female: A, Left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Galea; C, Rallum; D, Left chelicerae, dorsal view; E, Left chelal fingers, lateral view; F, Genital area of female; G, Left leg I, lateral view; H, Spermathecae; I, Left leg IV, lateral view; J, Tarsus of left leg IV, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (G, I); 0.2 mm (A, D–F, J); 0.1 mm (B, C, H).
Key to the Chinese species of
Megachernes
1. Leg IV femur + patella with numerous glandular microsetae...........................
M. glandulosus
Mahnert, 2009
- Leg IV femur + patella without glandular microsetae......................................................... 2
2. Male pedipalpal patella with hump.................................................
M
.
tuberosus
Mahnert, 2009
- Male pedipalpal patella without hump..................................................................... 3
3. Pedipalpal femur less than 4.00 times longer than board....................................................... 4
- Pedipalpal femur more than 4.00 times longer than board.....................................
M
.
titanius
Beier, 1951
4. Leg IV femur + patella more than 4.00 times longer than deep.................................................. 5
- Leg IV femur + patella less than 4.00 times longer than deep................................................... 6
5. Movable chelal finger with 9 retrolateral accessory teeth; all blades of rallum smooth.....
M
.
himalayensis
(Ellingsen, 1914)
- Movable chelal finger with 21 retrolateral accessory teeth; only distal blade of rallum denticulate....................................................................................................
M. vietnamensis
Beier, 1967
6. Only distal blade of rallum denticulate;
st
situated closer to
t
than to
sb
........................
M
.
grandis
(Beier, 1930)
- All blades of rallum denticulate;
st
situated closer to
sb
than to
t
................................
M. biyunensis
sp. nov.