Thursday, June 21, 2012

New species discovered in Portugese cave

Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius)
tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790)

In the latest issue of the journal "Revista Ibérica de Aracnología" Dr. Juan Antonio Zaragoza of the University of Alicante describes a new species of the pseudoscorpion family Chthoniidae discovered in the Gruta do Fumo (Smoking Cave) in Portugal (Sesimbra).

The new species has been named Chthonius (Epphippiochthonius) cardosoi Zaragoza, after one of the collectors of this species, Dr. Pedro Cardoso (University of the Azores).

Thursday, June 21, 2012

New species discovered in Portugese cave

Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius)
tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790)

In the latest issue of the journal "Revista Ibérica de Aracnología" Dr. Juan Antonio Zaragoza of the University of Alicante describes a new species of the pseudoscorpion family Chthoniidae discovered in the Gruta do Fumo (Smoking Cave) in Portugal (Sesimbra).

The new species has been named Chthonius (Epphippiochthonius) cardosoi Zaragoza, after one of the collectors of this species, Dr. Pedro Cardoso (University of the Azores).