Genus: Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 | Family: Chthoniidae Daday, 1889 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Tyrannochthonius troglophilus (Beier, 1968)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Morikawia troglophila

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:080ba1ae-4f53-4da0-90bb-67766c58bd29

Taxonomic references

Morikawia troglophila

Beier, 1968a: 758–759, fig. 2 original description

Paraliochthonius troglophilus (Beier):

Strinati and Aellen, 1983: 18–19

Tyrannochthonius troglophilus (Beier):

Harvey, 1989a: 27
Harvey, 1991a: 216
Delfosse, 2024: 26

Distribution
Distribution table

Realm: Australasia

New Caledonia
Type locality: Grotte de Ninrin-Reu, near Poya, Province Sud, New Caledonia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Poya -21.35 165.15
Type repository
    N/A
References

Beier, M. (1968a). Some cave-dwelling Pseudoscorpionidea from Australia and New Caledonia. Records of the South Australian Museum 15: 757–765. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (1989a). Two new cavernicolous chthoniids from Australia, with notes on the generic placement of the south-western Pacific species attributed to the genera Paraliochthonius Beier and Morikawia Chamberlin (Pseudoscorpionida: Chthoniidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 8: 21–29. ZooBank: 0E97A53A-E6DA-4E16-A52C-13AFDE0DC22C -- 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

Strinati, P. & Aellen, V. (1983). Voyage biospéologique autour du monde. Memoires du Speléo-Club de Paris 9: 1–29. -- Show included taxa

Delfosse, E. (2024). Catalogue des Pseudoscorpions de France Arachnida : Pseudoscorpiones) – métropole et territoires d’outre-mer. Bulletin de l’Association Française d’Arachnologie 12: 15–41. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-08-24 New taxonomic reference entry Delfosse, 2024