List of pseudoscorpions of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
The following list provide the pseudoscorpions in Sri Lanka.
Contents
1 Scorpions
1.1 Family: Chthoniidae
1.2 Family: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae
1.3 Family: Feaellidae
1.4 Family: Hyidae
1.5 Family: Ideoroncidae
1.6 Family: Syarinidae
1.7 Family: Garypidae
1.8 Family: Geogarypidae
1.9 Family: Olpiidae
1.10 Family: Sternophoridae
1.11 Family: Cheiridiidae
1.12 Family: Atemnidae
1.13 Family: Cheliferidae
1.14 Family: Chernetidae
1.15 Family: Withiidae
2 References
Scorpions
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Pseudoscorpions also known as false scorpion or book scorpion, are easily identified by flat, pear-shaped body and scorpion-like pincers. There are about 3,300 species of scorpions described within 6 superfamilies and 430 genera. The studies on pseudoscropions of Sri Lanka dated back to 1913 with the contributions of Ellingsen, who described Olpium jacobsoni. In 1930, Chamberlain described two pseudoscorpions, whereas Max Beier described Paratemnus ceylonicus in 1932. However, the first extensive study on pseudoscorpions were carried out by C. Besuchet and I. Löbl in 1970. In 1973, Beier described 16 new species, with one new genus. Beier is thus cited as the first person to make a checklist on Sri Lankan pseudoscorpions.[1]
With thirty years of war in northern region, the diversity of fauna in northern and eastern regions reduced in greater extent. In 2011, Mark S. Harvey et al described new synonyms and genera for pseudoscorpions.[2] The following list of pseudoscorpions of Sri Lanka compiled according to the 2014 survey by Sudesh Batuwita and Suresh P. Benjamin. According to them, Sri Lanka consists 47 species with 20 endemic species, which included to 15 genera.[3]
Family: Chthoniidae
- Lagynochthonius brincki
- Tyrannochthonius heterodentatus
Family: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae
Afrochthonius ceylonicus - Endemic
Afrochthonius reductus - Endemic
Family: Feaellidae
- Feaella (Tetrafeaella) indica
Family: Hyidae
Hya chamberlini - Endemic
Family: Ideoroncidae
Nhatrangia ceylonensis - Endemic
Family: Syarinidae
Ideoblothrus ceylonicus - Endemic
Family: Garypidae
- Garypus maldivensis
Family: Geogarypidae
Geogarypus tenuis - Endemic- Indogarypus ceylonicus
- Indogarypus indicus
Family: Olpiidae
Calocheiridius mussardi - Endemic- Indolpium loyolae
Minniza ceylonica - Endemic
Olpium ceylonicum - Endemic- Olpium jacobsoni
Family: Sternophoridae
- Afrosternophorus ceylonicus
Family: Cheiridiidae
- Cryptocheiridium sp.
Family: Atemnidae
- Anatemnus javanus
- Anatemnus nilgiricus
- Anatemnus orites
Micratemnus anderssoni - Endemic- Micratemnus ceylonicus
- Micratemnus sp
- Oratemnus indicus
- Oratemnus loyolai
- Oratemnus navigator
- Oratemnus proximus
- Paratemnoides pallidus
- Stenatemnus brincki
Family: Cheliferidae
- Lissochelifer depressoides
- Lophochernes cederholmi
Lophochernes ceylonicus - Endemic- Mucrochelifer borneoensis
Telechelifer lophonotus - Endemic
Family: Chernetidae
Ceriochernes besucheti - Endemic- Haplochernes warburgi
- Parachernes (Parachernes) cocophilus
- Parachernes (Parachernes) indicus
Parapilanus ceylonicus - Endemic- Verrucachernes oca
- Verrucachernes aff. oca
- Lamprochernes nodosus
Megachernes kanneliyensis - Endemic
Family: Withiidae
Withius ceylanicus - Endemic- Withius piger
References
^ Batuwita, S; Benjamin, SP (2014). "An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa (3814): 37–67. PMID 24943412..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Harvey, Mark S.; Ratnaweera, Pamoda B.; Udagama, Preethi V.; Wijesinghe, Mayuri R. (2012). "A new species of the pseudoscorpion genus Megachernes (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) associated with a threatened Sri Lankan rainforest rodent, with a review of host associations of Megachernes". Journal of Natural History. Journal of Natural History: Volume 46, 2012 - Issue 41-42. 46: 2519–2535. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.707251. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna". Research Gate. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
