A new genus and five new species of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Withiidae) from Colombia
Author
Romero-Ortiz, Catalina
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-7814
Laboratorio de Sistematica y Biologia Comparada de Insectos, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
icromeroo@unal.edu.co
Author
Sarmiento, Carlos E.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-8108
Laboratorio de Sistematica y Biologia Comparada de Insectos, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Author
Harvey, Mark S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-0109
Collections and Research, Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, Western Australia 6106, Australia & School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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ZooKeys
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2023-11-22
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1184.106698
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1184.106698
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Genus
Cystowithius Harvey, 2004
Cystowithius
Harvey 2004
: 440;
Garcia
and Romero-Ortiz 2021
: 2.
Type species.
Cystowithius smithersi
Harvey, 2004, by original designation.
Diagnosis.
See
Harvey (2004)
.
Remarks.
The genus
Cystowithius
is endemic to Central and South America (
Harvey 2004
;
Garcia
and Romero-Ortiz 2021
), and currently contains five species:
C. colombicus
Harvey, 2004 and
C. ankeri
Garcia
& Romero-Ortiz, 2021 from Colombia,
C. ecuadoricus
(Beier, 1959) and
C. smithersi
Harvey, 2004 from Ecuador and Peru, and
C. chamberlini
Harvey, 2004 from Mexico and Guatemala. Males are easily recognised by the presence of sternal invaginations (Figs
5D
,
6A
).