An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Sri Lanka
Author
Batuwita, Sudesh
Author
Benjamin, Suresh P.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3814
1
37
67
journal article
36838
10.11646/zootaxa.3814.1.2
cfd097cc-dab1-426f-9d0f-b8dd58ef9ae6
1175-5326
286221
956B2058-72D3-4C91-BBC8-ACD664F06F8B
Ceriochernes besucheti
Beier, 1973
(
Fig. 6
B)
Ceriochernes besucheti
Beier 1973
: 51
, fig 15;
Harvey 1991
: 553
.
Distribution.
Sri Lanka
.
Previous record.
Sabaragamuwa Province:
Kegalle (
type
locality).
New records.
Northwestern Province:
Kurunegala District: L 10;
Western Province:
Gampaha District: L 36.
Remarks.
Ceriochernes besucheti
was found in the Ethagala Range. This species has the characteristic number of three rallar blades seen in most congeners, as stated by
Harvey & Volschenk (2007)
.