Abstract

The first blind African species of Ideoroncidae is described from a cave in northwestern Botswana, Botswanoncus ellisi, representing a new genus and a new species. Apart from the complete lack of eyes, it is also unusual in having the lowest recorded number of trichobothria of any adult ideoroncid with 17 on the fixed finger and nine on the movable finger.

RAS ID

19199

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2014

Faculty

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School

School of Natural Sciences

Copyright

free_to_read

Publisher

American Arachnological Society

Comments

Harvey M.S., Du Preez G. (2014). A new troglobitic ideoroncid pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones: Ideoroncidae) from southern Africa. Journal of Arachnology, 42(1), 105-110. Available here

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1636/K13-55.1