Genus: Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 | Family: Chthoniidae Daday, 1889 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Pseudochthonius celestialis Guimarães & Ferreira, 2026

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Pseudochthonius

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:3245c56f-8996-4fda-b274-a909924e0eb6

Taxonomic references

Pseudochthonius celestialis Guimarães & Ferreira:

Guimarães and Ferreira, 2026: 4‒10, figs 2A–B, 3–4 original description

Distribution
Distribution table
Brazil (Bahia)
Type locality: Toca Fria Cave, Iuiú Municipality, Bahia, Brazil.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Toca Fria Cave -14.546858 -43.536381
Type repository
  • Holotype ISLA (Subterranean Invertebrates of Lavras, Biology Department, Federal University of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil) male (ISLA 151529)
  • Lectotype ISLA (Subterranean Invertebrates of Lavras, Biology Department, Federal University of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil) 5 males, 1 female (ISLA 151530--151535)
Zoobank LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E8B7309E-A0F1-4015-937F-326F72169170

References

Guimarães, L. & Ferreira, R.L. (2026). Remarkable micro-endemism and high congeneric richness: eight new cave-restricted species of Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the Brazilian semi-arid. European Journal of Taxonomy 107: 1-43. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1078.3307 -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-08-02 Species updated Old value
2026-08-02 New taxonomic reference entry Guimarães and Ferreira, 2026
2026-08-02 New species inserted