Genus: Metawithius Chamberlin, 1931 | Family: Withiidae Chamberlin, 1931 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Metawithius nepalensis (Beier, 1974)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Withius nepalensis

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:2c8ec105-500e-4b68-8410-37dead64cd20

Taxonomic references

Withius nepalensis

Beier, 1974b: 277–278, fig. 11 original description
Harvey, 1991a: 663
Beron, 2002: 39

Metawithius nepalensis (Beier):

Harvey, 2015b: 358–359
Johnson, Romero-Ortiz, Mathew, Sebastian, Joseph and Harvey, 2019: 90–93, figs 27–42

Distribution
Distribution table
Nepal
Type locality: Daman, Mahabarat region, Central, Nepal.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Daman 27.683333 85.116666
Type repository
  • Holotype male (SMF 28969), allotype female (SMF 28970)
References

Beier, M. (1974b). Pseudoscorpione aus Nepal. Senckenbergiana Biologica 55: 261–280. ZooBank: 02FA6D61-AE98-4A52-A449-D44DB566A554 -- Show included taxa

Beron, P. (2002). On the high altitude pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida) in the Old World. Historia Naturalis Bulgarica 14: 29–44. -- 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. (2015b). Revised diagnoses for the pseudoscorpion genera Metawithius and Microwithius, with the description of a new Australian genus, and notes on Withius (Pseudoscorpiones, Withiidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 353–370. ZooBank: 09DC632F-DFE3-478E-BB29-0EEB8418425A -- Show included taxa

Johnson, J., Romero-Ortiz, C., Mathew, A.V., Sebastian, P.A., Joseph, M.M. & Harvey, M.S. (2019). A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Metawithius (Pseudoscorpiones: Withiidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Arachnology 47: 84–94. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2022-04-07 New taxonomic reference entry Johnson, Romero-Ortiz, Mathew, Sebastian, Joseph and Harvey, 2019