Genus: Ephippiochthonius Beier, 1930 | Family: Chthoniidae Daday, 1889 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Ephippiochthonius boritiensis Gogshelidze and Novák, 2026

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Ephippiochthonius

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:f2c92a30-7434-44dc-b721-0c5faeeabe0d

Taxonomic references

Ephippiochthonius boritiensis Gogshelidze and Novák:

Gogshelidze and Novák, 2026: 165–168, figs 2A–B, 3A–D original description

Distribution
Distribution table
Georgia
Type locality: Kozmani Cave, Zemo Imereti Plateau Karst Massif, Kharagauli, Imereti, Georgia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Kozmani Cave 42.100889 43.2885
Type repository
  • Holotype Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) male (ISUIZ-PSEUD-044)
  • Paratype Caucasus Leibniz Biodiversity Research Center (lBiC), Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) 1 female (CaBOl 1036046)
Zoobank LSID

4CE72345-51C8-44A4-8BFB-D1E14705CD0C

References

Gogshelidze, M. & Novák, J. (2026). Two new cavernicolous Ephippiochthonius species from Caucasian caves in Georgia (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones). Zootaxa 5785: 164–172. ZooBank: D3335C07-ABAC-486E-AA87-ACC448D8DC03 doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.1.7 -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-04-26 Species updated Old value
2026-04-26 New taxonomic reference entry Gogshelidze and Novák, 2026
2026-04-26 New species inserted