A remarkable new cave scorpion of the family Pseudochactidae Gromov (Chelicerata, Scorpiones) from Vietnam |
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Authors: | Lourenço Wilson R Pham Dinh-Sac |
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Institution: | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, Section Arthropodes (Arachnologie), CP 053, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. |
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Abstract: | A new genus and species of scorpion belonging to the family Pseudochactidaeare described based on four specimens collected in the Tien Son cave at the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. The new species represents a true troglobitic element, the first one known for the family Pseudochactidae. This represents the third known record of a pseudochactid, and the first from Vietnam. |
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Keywords: | Scorpion Vietnam Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park karst cave system new genus and species troglobitic element |
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