Pseudoscorpions of the World

Last updated: 19 January 2009

Version 1.2, 2009

CATALOGUE

 

Family Bochicidae Chamberlin 1930

Family BOCHICIDAE Chamberlin

Bochicidae Chamberlin: Muchmore, 1982a: 98; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Harvey, 1992c: 1408; Muchmore, 1998a: 119.

Vachoniidae Chamberlin, 1947a: 3-4; Muchmore, 1972g: 267-268; Muchmore, 1982a: 98; Harvey, 1991a: 430 (synonymised by Harvey, 1992c: 1408).

Subfamily BOCHICINAE Chamberlin

Bochicinae Chamberlin, 1930: 43; Chamberlin, 1931a: 220; Beier, 1932a: 168; Roewer, 1937: 255; Muchmore, 1998a: 120.

Genus Antillobisium Dumitresco and Orghidan

Antillobisium Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1977: 101-102; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Muchmore, 1998a: 120.

 

Type species: Antillobisium vachoni Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1977, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Cuba.

Antillobisium mitchelli Dumitresco and Orghidan

Antillobisium mitchelli Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1977: 106-107, figs 5b-c, 7a-d; Decou, 1981: 11; Armas and Alayón, 1984: 12 (as Antillobisium mitcheli [sic]); Harvey, 1991a: 309; Muchmore, 1998a: 120.

 

Type locality: Cueva del Indio, Camagüey, Cuba.

Distribution: Cuba.

Antillobisium vachoni Dumitresco and Orghidan

Antillobisium vachoni Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1977: 102-106, figs 2a-g, 3a-b, 4a-d, 5a, 6, 20; Decou, 1981: 11; Armas and Alayón, 1984: 12; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Harvey, 1992c: figs 70-77; Heurtault, 1994b: fig. 3; Muchmore, 1998a: 120.

 

Type locality: Cueva del Guano, Arroyo Blanco, Gibara, Holguín, Cuba; and Cueva la Campana, Arroyo Blanco, Gibara, Holguín, Cuba.

Distribution: Cuba.

Genus Bochica Chamberlin

Bochica Chamberlin, 1930: 43-44; Beier, 1932a: 168; Muchmore, 1984e: 61-62; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Muchmore, 1998a: 120-121.

 

Type species: Ideoroncus withi Chamberlin, 1923c, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: West Indies.

Bochica withi (Chamberlin)

Ideoroncus mexicanus Banks: With, 1905: 127-131, 328, plate 9 figs 2a-d, plate 10 figs 1a-f (misidentification).

Ideoroncus withi Chamberlin, 1923c: 359.

Bochica withi (Chamberlin): Chamberlin, 1930: 44; Chamberlin, 1931a: figs 13l, 15h, 28j-k, 36f, 42b; Beier, 1932a: 168-169; Roewer, 1937: 255; Muchmore, 1984e: 62-63, figs 1-2; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Judson, 1997a: 45-46; Muchmore, 1998a: 121; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1-4, 6.

 

Type locality: Chantilly Estate (as Chandilly), Saint George, Grenada.

Distribution: Grenada; Trinidad and Tobago.

Genus Spelaeobochica Mahnert

Spelaeobochica Mahnert, 2001: 106.

 

Type species: Spelaeobochica allodentatus Mahnert, 2001, by original designation.

Distribution: SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil.

Spelaeobochica allodentatus Mahnert

Spelaeobochica allodentatus Mahnert, 2001: 106-109, figs 22-29.

 

Type locality: Gruta do Impossível, Palmeiras, Bahia, Brazil.

Distribution: Brazil (Bahia).

Spelaeobochica muchmorei Andrade and Mahnert

Spelaeobochica muchmorei Andrade and Mahnert, 2003: 541-544, figs 1-8.

 

Type locality: Gruta Ressurgência das Areias, São Paulo, Brazil.

Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo).

Genus Troglobisium Beier

Troglobisium Beier, 1939f: 189-190; Beier, 1963b: 225-226; Harvey, 1991a: 430.

 

Type species: Ideobisium racovitzai Ellingsen, 1912c, by original designation.

Distribution: EUROPE: Spain.

Troglobisium racovitzai (Ellingsen)

Ideobisium (Ideoblothrus) racovitzai Ellingsen, 1912c: 164-166; Nonidez, 1917: 32.

Ideobisium racovitzai Ellingsen: Navás, 1925: 114.

Microcreagris racovitzai (Ellingsen): Beier, 1932a: 156; Roewer, 1937: 251; Wolf, 1938: 619.

Troglobisium racovitzai (Ellingsen): Beier, 1939f: 190-191, fig. 19; Roewer, 1940: 345 (as Troglobisium rakovitzai [sic]); Beier, 1963b: 226, fig. 232; Beier, 1970f: 322, fig. 2; Lagar, 1972a: 20; Lagar, 1972b: 51; Mahnert, 1977c: 101-102; Muchmore, 1982c: 218; Zaragoza, 1986: fig. 1; Harvey, 1991a: 430; Zaragoza, 2007a: 22, fig. 9.

 

Type locality: Cova d'en Merla, Roda de Bará, Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain.

Distribution: Spain (mainland).

Genus Troglobochica Muchmore

Troglobochica Muchmore, 1984e: 63-64; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1998a: 121.

 

Type species: Troglobochica jamaicensis Muchmore, 1984e, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Jamaica.

Troglobochica jamaicensis Muchmore

Troglobochica jamaicensis Muchmore, 1984e: 64-66, figs 3-10; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Peck, 1993: 45; Muchmore, 1998a: 121.

 

Type locality: Jackson Bay Great Cave, Jacksons Bay, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica.

Distribution: Jamaica.

Troglobochica pecki Muchmore

Troglobochica pecki Muchmore, 1984e: 66-68, figs 11-15; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Peck, 1993: 45; Muchmore, 1998a: 121.

 

Type locality: Drip Cave, Stewart Town, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica.

Distribution: Jamaica.

Genus Troglohya Beier

Troglohya Beier, 1956f: 83-84; Muchmore, 1973b: 54-55; Harvey, 1991a: 312; Muchmore, 1998a: 121.

 

Type species: Troglohya carranzai Beier, 1956f, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Mexico.

Troglohya carranzai Beier

Troglohya carranzai Beier, 1956f: 84-85, figs 2a-e; Reddell, 1971a: 27; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 312; Muchmore, 1998a: 121; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Monteflor (as Cueva de Monteflor), 6 km N. of Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Troglohya mitchelli Muchmore

Troglohya mitchelli Muchmore, 1973b: 55-56, figs 24-31; Muchmore, 1977: 71; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 312; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 121; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Villegas-Guzman, 2006: 133.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Zapaluta, 6.5 km SE. of La Trinitaria, Chiapas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Genus Vachonium Chamberlin

Vachonium Chamberlin, 1947a: 4-5; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1998a: 121-122.

 

Type species: Vachonium boneti Chamberlin, 1947a, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Belize (Cayo); Mexico (Yucatan).

Vachonium belizense Muchmore

Vachonium belizense Muchmore, 1973b: 59, figs 36-38; Muchmore, 1977: 72; Reddell, 1981: 123, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1998a: 122.

 

Type locality: Mountain Cow Cave, 2 km SE. of Caves Branch, Cayo, Belize.

Distribution: Belize.

Vachonium boneti Chamberlin

Vachonium boneti Chamberlin, 1947a: 6-7, figs 1-23; Reddell, 1971a: 27; Muchmore, 1977: 72; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Reddell, 1981: 123, fig. 20; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Harvey, 1992c: figs 68-69; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Sabacá (as Cueva de Sabacá), Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium chukum Muchmore

Vachonium chukum Muchmore, 1982f: 65-66, figs 3-8; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Chukum, 2 km SE. of Maxcanú, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium cryptum Muchmore

Vachonium cryptum Muchmore, 1977: 72, figs 20-21; Reddell, 1981: 123, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Xkyc, 1 km S. of Calcehtok, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium kauae Muchmore

Vachonium kauae Muchmore, 1973b: 57-58, figs 33-35; Muchmore, 1977: 72; Reddell, 1981: 123-124, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Kaua (as Cueva de Kaua), 1 km S. of Kaua, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium loltun Muchmore

Vachonium loltun Muchmore, 1982f: 67-68, fig. 11; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Loltún, 7 km SSW. of Oxkutzcab, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium maya Chamberlin

Vachonium maya Chamberlin, 1947a: 8-9, figs 24-36; Reddell, 1971a: 28; Muchmore, 1977: 72; Reddell, 1981: 124, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 432; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1-4.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Balankanche (as Cueva de Balaam Canche), 4 km E. of Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Vachonium robustum Muchmore

Vachonium robustum Muchmore, 1982f: 66-67, figs 9-10; Harvey, 1991a: 432; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 122; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Actún Chukum, 2 km SE. of Maxcanú, Yucatán, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Subfamily LEUCOHYINAE Chamberlin

Leucohyinae Chamberlin, 1946: 7; Muchmore, 1998a: 122-123.

Genus Apohya Muchmore

Apohya Muchmore, 1973b: 53-54; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Muchmore, 1998a: 123.

 

Type species: Apohya campbelli Muchmore, 1973b, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Mexico.

Apohya campbelli Muchmore

Apohya campbelli Muchmore, 1973b: 54, figs 18-23; Harvey, 1991a: 309; Muchmore, 1998a: 123; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: El Tinieblo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Genus Leucohya Chamberlin

Leucohya Chamberlin, 1946: 7; Muchmore, 1972g: 271; Muchmore, 1973b: 51; Muchmore, 1986b: 26; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1992: 134; Muchmore, 1998a: 123.

 

Type species: Leucohya heteropoda Chamberlin, 1946, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Guyana; Mexico; U.S.A.; Venezuela.

Leucohya heteropoda Chamberlin

Leucohya heteropoda Chamberlin, 1946: 8-10, figs 1-14; Reddell, 1967a: 24 (as Leucohya heterodonta [sic]); Muchmore, 1973b: 51-53, figs 15-17; Reddell, 1971a: 27; Reddell, 1981: 120, fig. 19; Reddell, 1982: 263; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1998a: 123; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1-4.

 

Type locality: Grutas del Palmito, 7 km SSW. of Bustamente, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Leucohya magnifica Muchmore

Leucohya magnifica Muchmore, 1972g: 271-272, figs 12-13; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Reddell, 1982: 263; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1998a: 123; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Cueva del Carrizal, el Candela Mtn, 10 km SW. of La Candela, 30 miles (= 48 km) N. of Bustamente, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Leucohya parva Muchmore

Leucohya parva Muchmore, 1998a: 123-124, figs 1-4.

 

Type locality: Icabarú, Bolivar, Venezuela.

Distribution: Guyana; Venezuela.

Leucohya texana Muchmore

Leucohya texana Muchmore, 1986b: 26-27, figs 16-18; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1992: 134; Muchmore, 1998a: 123; Peck, 1998: 23.

 

Type locality: Frio Queen Cave, Uvalde County, Texas, U.S.A.

Distribution: U.S.A. (Texas).

Genus Mexobisium Muchmore

Mexobisium Muchmore, 1972g: 272-273; Muchmore, 1973c: 63-65; Muchmore, 1986b: 24; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1998a: 124-125.

 

Type species: Mexobisium paradoxum Muchmore, 1972g, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: central America.

Mexobisium armasi Muchmore

Mexobisium armasi Muchmore, 1980d: 123-125, figs 1-6; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Barba, 2007: 455, fig. 1.

 

Type locality: near Puerto Boniato, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Distribution: Cuba.

Mexobisium cubanum Muchmore

Mexobisium cubanum Muchmore, 1973c: 66-67, figs 9-11; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1998a: 125.

 

Type locality: Jatibonico, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba.

Distribution: Cuba.

Mexobisium dominicanum Muchmore

Mexobisium dominicanum Muchmore, 1998a: 126-127, figs 7-8.

 

Type locality: Cuevas Pomier, Borbón, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

Distribution: Dominican Republic.

Mexobisium goodnighti Muchmore

Mexobisium goodnighti Muchmore, 1973c: 69-71, figs 22-25; Muchmore, 1977: 71; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 310; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Reddell and Veni, 1996: 135; Muchmore, 1998a: 125.

 

Type locality: cave near Augustine, Cayo, Belize.

Distribution: Belize, Guatemala.

Mexobisium guatemalense Muchmore

Mexobisium guatemalense Muchmore, 1973c: 67-69, figs 18-21; Muchmore, 1977: 71; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 125.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Lanquín (as Cueva Lanquin), Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

Distribution: Guatemala.

Mexobisium maya Muchmore

Mexobisium maya Muchmore, 1973c: 67, figs 12-17; Muchmore, 1977: 71; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1-4.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Coconá, 3 km NE. of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Mexobisium paradoxum Muchmore

Mexobisium paradoxum Muchmore, 1972g: 273-275, figs 14-19; Muchmore, 1973c: 66-67; Reddell, 1981: 121, fig. 19; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Cueva del Ojo de Agua de Tlilapan, Tlilapan, Veracruz-Llave, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Mexobisium pecki Muchmore

Mexobisium pecki Muchmore, 1973c: 65-66, figs 1-8; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: 10 km S. of Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Mexobisium reddelli Muchmore

Mexobisium reddelli Muchmore, 1986b: 24-26, figs 13-15; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Agua Fría, 10 km S. of Tamán, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Mexobisium ruinarum Muchmore

Mexobisium ruinarum Muchmore, 1977: 71-72, figs 18-19; Muchmore, 1986b: 26; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1991b: 156; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Villegas-Guzman, 2006: 133.

 

Type locality: Ruinas de Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Mexobisium sierramaestrae Muchmore

Mexobisium sierramaestrae Muchmore, 1980d: 125-126, figs 7-8; Harvey, 1991a: 311; Muchmore, 1998a: 125; Barba, 2007: 455-456, fig. 1.

 

Type locality: Sierra Maestrae near Uvero, El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Distribution: Cuba.

Mexobisium venii Muchmore

Mexobisium venii Muchmore, 1998a: 125-126, figs 5-6.

 

Type locality: Cebada Cave, Chiquibul Cave System, Cayo, Belize.

Distribution: Belize.

Genus Paravachonium Beier

Paravachonium Beier, 1956f: 81; Muchmore, 1972g: 268-269; Harvey, 1991a: 430; Muchmore, 1998a: 128.

 

Type species: Paravachonium bolivari Beier, 1956f, by original designation.

Distribution: AMERICAS: Mexico.

Paravachonium bolivari Beier

Paravachonium bolivari Beier, 1956f: 82-83, figs 1a-f; Reddell, 1971a: 27; Reddell and Mitchell, 1971a: 144; Muchmore, 1972g: 268-269; Muchmore, 1973b: 57, fig. 32; Reddell and Elliott, 1973a: 173; Reddell, 1981: 123, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 430; Muchmore, 1998a: 128; Ceballos, 2004: 427; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 368, figs 1-4.

 

Type locality: Grutas de Quintero (as Cueva de Quintero), 1.5 km S. of Quintero, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Paravachonium delanoi Muchmore

Paravachonium delanoi Muchmore, 1982f: 68-70, figs 12-19; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1998a: 128; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Sumidero de Oyamel (as Cueva de Oyamel), Sistema Purificación, SW. of El Barratel, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Paravachonium insolitum Muchmore

Paravachonium insolitum Muchmore, 1982f: 70-71, figs 20-23; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1998a: 128; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Sótano de la Tinaja, 10.5 km NE. of Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Paravachonium sprousei Muchmore

Paravachonium sprousei Muchmore, 1998a: 128-129, figs 9-14; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Cueva de la Culebra, Acatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.

Paravachonium superbum Muchmore

Paravachonium superbum Muchmore, 1972g: 269, figs 8-11; Reddell and Elliott, 1973b: 183; Reddell, 1981: 123, fig. 20; Harvey, 1991a: 431; Muchmore, 1998a: 128; Ceballos, 2004: 427.

 

Type locality: Sótano de Gómez Farías, S. of Gómez Farías village, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico.