Genus: Microwithius Redikorzev, 1938 | Family: Withiidae Chamberlin, 1931 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Microwithius indicus (Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Metawithius (Metawithius)

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:067a6932-f8a9-44e7-b073-e67fa0e28446

Taxonomic references

Metawithius (Metawithius) indicus Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977:

Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 149–151, figs 47a–b original description
Harvey, 1991a: 646

Microwithius indicus (Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977):

Harvey, 2015b: 366

Distribution
Distribution table
India
Type locality: Vedanthangal, Tamil Nadu, India.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary 12.55 79.85
Type repository
  • Holotype Loyola College, India male
  • Allotype Loyola College, India 1 female
References

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

Murthy, V.A. & Ananthakrishnan, T.N. (1977). Indian Chelonethi. Oriental Insects Monograph 4: 1–210. ZooBank: 6D88AA42-AE75-480A-9F7D-F89258C3C21F -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-10-21 Species updated Old value
2026-10-21 New taxonomic reference entry Harvey, 2015b
2026-10-21 New taxonomic reference entry Harvey, 1991a
2026-10-21 Taxonomic reference update
2026-10-21 New taxonomic reference entry Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977
2026-10-21 New species inserted