The pseudoscorpion family Garypidae (Pseudoscorpiones) of Taiwan: a new species in the newly recorded genus Anchigarypus and the first females of Garypus wilsoni and Garypus sanasai
Journal
Zoosystematics and Evolution
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
4
Start Page
1985
End Page
1994
ISSN
1860-0743
1435-1935
Date Issued
2025-10-13
Author(s)
Lin, Hsiang-Yun
Abstract
Pseudoscorpions are a group of arachnids that inhabit various habitats, but only a few species occur in the intertidal zone, where their dispersal is presumably facilitated by ocean currents. In Taiwan, only two coastal species, Garypus wilsoni Lin & Chang, 2022 and Garypus sanasai Lin, Huang & Chang, 2022, have been formally recorded. In this study, we document the first record of the genus Anchigarypus Harvey, 2020, describe a new species, Anchigarypus longimanus sp. nov., report its molting nest, and provide the first identification key for the species of Anchigarypus worldwide. We also provide the first descriptions of female specimens of G. wilsoni and G. sanasai. Copyright Lin, H.-Y. & Chang, C.-H. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Subjects
COI
intertidal
molting nest
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Type
journal article