Dhanus sumatranus (Redikorzev, 1922)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Ideoroncus sumatranus

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:bd53d9f8-473d-4a31-9c7a-c3d6efadc210


Genus type of Dhanus Chamberlin, 1930

Taxonomic references

Ideoroncus sumatranus

Redikorzev, 1922b: 545–550, figs 1–4 original description

Dhanus sumatranus (Redikorzev):

Chamberlin, 1930: 47, figs 2ff, 3c
Chamberlin, 1931a: 128, figs 13n-p, 15j, 25i, 25m-n
Beier, 1932a: 174–175, fig. 203
Roewer, 1936: n/a, fig. 30d
Roewer, 1937: 257
Beier, 1963c: 51
McClure, 1965: 71
McClure, Lim and Winn, 1967: 425
Harvey, 1991a: 319
Harvey, Barba D., Muchmore and Peréz G., 2007: n/a, fig. 6
Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1–4
Moseley, Lim and Lim, 2012: 89
Harvey, 2016: 282–286, figs 1, 3B, 4, 8
Benavides, Cosgrove, Harvey and Giribet, 2019: 3, 4, figs 3, 4
Harvey, Benavides, Miller, Cosgrove, Giribet and Rix, 2025: 3, figs 2–4
Harvey, Benavides, Miller, Cosgrove, Giribet and Rix, 2025: n/a, figs 3, 4


Synonyms
Dhanus doveri Bristowe, 1952 -- synonymised by Harvey, 2016: 285
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Dhanus doveri
Bristowe, 1952: 699–700, figs 3–5 (synonymised by Harvey, 2016: 285) original description
McClure, 1965: 71
McClure, Lim and Winn, 1967: 425
Harvey, 1991a: 318
Judson, 1997a: 15
Moseley, Lim and Lim, 2012: 89
Distribution
Distribution table

Realm: Indo-Malaya

Malaysia (mainland)
Type locality: Batu Caves (as Datu Caves), near Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Batu Caves 3.233333 101.7
Type repository
    N/A
Zoobank LSID

2268091F-6C5A-431A-A590-70484F30CD0E

References

Beier, M. (1932a). Pseudoscorpionidea I. Subord. Chthoniinea et Neobisiinea. Tierreich 57: i–xx, 1–258. ZooBank: B3C26810-2872-450D-9F01-FC72C0D4D300 -- Show included taxa

Beier, M. (1963c). Pseudoscorpione von den Batu-Höhlen in Malaya. Pacific Insects 5: 51–52. -- Show included taxa

Benavides, L.R., Cosgrove, J.G., Harvey, M.S. & Giribet, G. (2019). Phylogenomic interrogation resolves the backbone of the Pseudoscorpiones Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139(106509): 1–14. -- Show included taxa

Bristowe, W.S. (1952). The arachnid fauna of the Batu Caves in Malaya. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 5: 697–707. -- Show included taxa

Chamberlin, J.C. (1930). A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10) 5: 1–48, 585–620. ZooBank: FFFD7C49-734F-404F-8A8B-4C6C6422087D -- Show included taxa

Chamberlin, J.C. (1931a). The arachnid order Chelonethida. Stanford University Publications, Biological Sciences 7(1): 1–284. ZooBank: F369BCDE-85A1-4969-AA32-3665605280B7 -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (1991a). Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester University Press, Manchester: 725 pp. ZooBank: 631468A0-92DC-4DAC-A05D-6C46F6052D65 -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (2016). The systematics of the pseudoscorpion family Ideoroncidae (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisioidea) in the Asian region. Journal of Arachnology 44: 272–329. ZooBank: 72DA641E-F9B8-4F66-915F-4CEBDB358054 -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. (2007b). The systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Systematics 21: 365–406. ZooBank: 9DA9DF67-919D-4A13-93FF-79C8620CCC6D -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S., Barba D., R., Muchmore, W.B. & Peréz G., A. (2007). Pseudalbiorix, a new genus of Ideoroncidae (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisioidea) from central America. Journal of Arachnology 34: 610–626. ZooBank: BD8C09BD-F4F3-4083-94C9-DF7CEF7783C1 -- Show included taxa

Judson, M.L.I. (1997a). Catalogue of the pseudoscorpion types (Arachnida: Chelonethi) in the Natural History Museum, London. Occasional Papers on Systematic Entomology 11: 1–54. -- Show included taxa

McClure, H.E. (1965). Microcosms of Batu Caves and a list of species collected at Batu Caves. Malayan Nature Journal 19: 65–74. -- Show included taxa

McClure, H.E., Lim, B.-L. & Winn, S.E. (1967). Fauna of the dark cave, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pacific Insects 9: 399–428. -- Show included taxa

Moseley, M., Lim, T.K. & Lim, T.T. (2012). Fauna reported from Batu caves, Selangor, Malaysia: annotated checklist and bibliography. Cave and Karst Science 39: 77–92. -- Show included taxa

Redikorzev, V. (1922b). Two new species of pseudoscorpion from Sumatra. Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskago Muzeya 23: 545–554. ZooBank: B5EE7748-5A38-4371-BE92-FE5E573C9D43 -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C.F. (1936). Chelonethi oder Pseudoskorpione. In: Bronns, H.G. (ed.) Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H., Leipzig 5(IV)(6)(1): 1–160. -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C.F. (1937). Chelonethi oder Pseudoskorpione. In: Bronns, H.G. (ed.) Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H., Leipzig 5(IV)(6)(1): 161–320. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S., Benavides, L.R., Miller, T.L., Cosgrove, J.G., Giribet, G. & Rix, M.G. (2025). The phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic pseudoscorpion family Menthidae (Pseudoscorpiones): a revised superfamily assignment based on new molecular data. Invertebrate Systematics 39(IS24087): 1–16. doi: 10.1071/IS24087 -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-08-24 New taxonomic reference entry Harvey, Benavides, Miller, Cosgrove, Giribet and Rix, 2025
2026-08-24 New taxonomic reference entry Harvey, Benavides, Miller, Cosgrove, Giribet and Rix, 2025
2022-07-02 New taxonomic reference entry Benavides, Cosgrove, Harvey and Giribet, 2019