Genus: Allochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 | Family: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae Beier, 1932 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Allochthonius (Allochthonius) troglophilus Morikawa, 1956

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Allochthonius (Allochthonius) troglophilus

Subgenus Allochthonius

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Taxonomic references

Allochthonius (Allochthonius) troglophilus

Morikawa, 1956: 280–281, fig. 4f original description

Allochthonius (Allochthonius) opticus troglophilus Morikawa:

Morikawa, 1960: 100–101, plate 5 fig. 2
Morikawa, 1962: 418, fig. 4
Harvey, 1991a: 133
Sato, 1994b: 79

Allochthonius troglophilus Morikawa:

Jeong, Harms and Kim, 2026: 30

Synonyms
Allochthonius (Allochthonius) opticus takasawadoensis Morikawa, 1956 -- synonymised by Morikawa, 1960: 100
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Allochthonius (Allochthonius) opticus takasawadoensis
Morikawa, 1956: 281, fig. 4g (synonymised by Morikawa, 1960: 100) original description
Distribution
Distribution table

Realm: Palearctic

Japan
Type locality: Kugô Cave, Taniai-mura, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Kugô Cave 35.588611 136.747222
Type repository
    N/A
References

Harvey, M.S. (1991a). Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester University Press, Manchester: 725 pp. -- Show included taxa

Morikawa, K. (1956). Cave pseudoscorpions of Japan (I). Memoirs of Ehime University (2B) 2: 271–282. -- Show included taxa

Morikawa, K. (1960). Systematic studies of Japanese pseudoscorpions. Memoirs of Ehime University (2B) 4: 85–172. -- Show included taxa

Morikawa, K. (1962). Ecological and some biological notes on Japanese pseudoscorpions. Memoirs of Ehime University (2B) 4: 417–435. -- Show included taxa

Sato, H. (1994b). [Pseudoscorpions]. In: Environment Agency (ed.) [A checklist of the Japanese species of wildlife] Japan Wildlife Research Center, Tokyo: 79–81. -- Show included taxa

Jeong, K.-H., Harms, D. & Kim, S. (2026). Korean dragon pseudoscorpions revisited: a taxonomic review of Allochthonius (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae) Chamberlin, 1929 with three new species. PeerJ 14(e21332): 1-36. doi: 10.7717/peerj.21332 -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-08-05 New taxonomic reference entry Jeong, Harms and Kim, 2026
2026-08-04 Species updated Old value