Pseudoscorpions of the World

Last updated: 19 January 2009

Version 1.2, 2009
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CATALOGUE

 

Family Hyidae Chamberlin 1930

Family HYIDAE Chamberlin

Hyidae Chamberlin, 1930: 41; Chamberlin, 1931a: 219-220; Chamberlin, 1946: 5-6; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 24; Muchmore, 1982a: 98; Harvey, 1991a: 314; Harvey, 1992c: 1408; Harvey, 1993: 2-7; Harvey, 1996a: 258; Harvey, 1996d: 157; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 384.

Hyinae Chamberlin: Beier, 1932a: 166; Roewer, 1937: 254-255; Chamberlin, 1946: 10; Harvey, 1993: 7.

Indohyinae Harvey, 1993: 15 (synonymised by Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 384).

Genus Hya Chamberlin

Hya Chamberlin, 1930: 41-42; Beier, 1932a: 166-167; Chamberlin, 1946: 11; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 24-25; Harvey, 1991a: 314; Harvey, 1993: 8; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 384.

 

Type species: Hya heterodonta Chamberlin, 1930, by original designation (junior subjective synonym of Ideobisium minutum Tullgren, 1905).

Distribution: ASIA: Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka.

Hya chamberlini Harvey

Hya minuta (Tullgren): Beier, 1973b: 42 (misidentification); Beier, 1974e: 1003 (misidentification); Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 25 (misidentification); Harvey, 1991a: 314-315 (in part) (misidentification).

Hya chamberlini Harvey, 1993: 12-15, figs 2, 17-27; Harvey, 1996d: 157; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 385, figs 5-10.

 

Type locality: Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Hya minuta (Tullgren)

Ideobisium minutum Tullgren, 1905: 44-45, figs 4a-c; Beier, 1930e: 288-289.

Hya heterodonta Chamberlin, 1930: 42, figs 2kk, 3e; Chamberlin, 1931a: 71, 142, figs 9f, 13q, 15i, 17k, 17p, 19f, 28f, 33h, 33j, 36d-e, 43n, 58; Beier, 1932a: 167-168; Beier, 1932g: fig. 167; Savory, 1935: fig. 63i (synonymised by Harvey, 1993: 8); Roewer, 1936: figs 30h, 70f; Roewer, 1937: 255; Chamberlin, 1946: 11-15, figs 15-29; Savory, 1964a: fig. 33a; Savory, 1977: fig. 93a; Harvey, 1991a: 314 (synonymised by Harvey, 1993a: 8).

Hya minuta (Tullgren): Beier, 1932a: 167, fig. 168; Roewer, 1936: fig. 112c; Roewer, 1937: 255, fig. 212; Chamberlin, 1946: 16; Weidner, 1959: 114; Harvey, 1991a: 314-315; Harvey, 1992c: figs 78-86; Harvey, 1993: 8-12, figs 2, 4-17; Harvey, 1996d: 157; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 384-385, figs 5-10, 16.

Not Hya minuta (Tullgren): Beier, 1973d: 42 (misidentification; see Hya chamberlini); Beier, 1974e: 1003 (misidentification; see Hya chamberlini); Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 25 (misidentification; see Hya chamberlini); Harvey, 1991a: 314-315 (in part) (misidentification; see Hya chamberlini).

 

Type locality: of Ideobisium minutum: Depok, Jawa Barat, Java, Indonesia.

of Hya heterodonta: Mt Maquiling (as Mt Makiling), Laguna, Luzon Island, Philippines.

Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra); Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak); Philippines; Singapore.

Genus Indohya Beier

Indohya Beier, 1974e: 1003; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 25; Harvey, 1991a: 315; Harvey, 1993: 15.

Hyella Harvey, 1993: 27-28 (synonymised by Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 386).

 

Type species: of Indohya: Indohya besucheti Beier, 1974e, by original designation.

of Hyella: Hyella humphreysi Harvey, 1993, by original designation.

Distribution: AFRICA: Madagascar.

ASIA: southern India.

AUSTRALIA: north-western Australia.

Indohya beieri Harvey

Indohya beieri Harvey, 1993: 25-26, figs 3, 74-80; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 386, figs 5-9, 15.

 

Type locality: 3.4 km SW. of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya besucheti Beier

Indohya besucheti Beier, 1974e: 1003-1004, fig. 3; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 25; Harvey, 1991a: 315; Harvey, 1993: 15-17, figs 2, 28-37; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 387, figs 5-9, 13.

 

Type locality: Suruli Falls, Varushanad Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.

Distribution: India.

Indohya caecata Beier

Indohya caecata Beier, 1974e: 1004-1006, fig. 4; Murthy and Ananthakrishnan, 1977: 25; Harvey, 1991a: 315; Harvey, 1993: 17-19, figs 2, 38-47; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 387, figs 5-9, 13.

 

Type locality: Kaikatty, Nelliampathi Hills, Kerala, India.

Distribution: India.

Indohya damocles Harvey and Volschenk

 

Indohya damocles Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 387-390, figs 5-9, 14, 17-25.

 

Type locality: Camerons Cave (C-452), Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya gollum Harvey and Volschenk

 

Indohya gollum Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 390-394, figs 5-9, 15, 26-37.

 

Type locality: Nefertiti’s Palace, Cave KNI-41, Ningbing Range, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya haroldi Harvey and Volschenk

 

Indohya haroldi Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 394-395, figs 5-9, 15, 38-42.

 

Type locality: Theda Pass, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya humphreysi (Harvey)

Gen. et sp. nov.: Harvey, 1991e: 500.

Hyella humphreysi Harvey, 1993: 29-31; Harvey, Gray, Hunt and Lee, 1993: 131, 134; Harvey, 1996d: 157; Harvey, Shear and Hoch, 2000: fig. 4.2b.

Indohya humphreysi (Harvey): Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 395-397, figs 5-9, 14, 43-45.

 

 

Type locality: Papillon Cave, C-15, Cape Range peninsula, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya jacquelinae Harvey and Volschenk

 

Indohya jacquelinae Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 397-399, figs 5-9, 12, 46-50.

 

Type locality: Beforona, Route de Tamatave, km 181, Toamasina, Madagascar.

Distribution: Madagascar.

Indohya napierensis Harvey and Volschenk

 

Indohya napierensis Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 399-401, figs 5-9, 15, 51-56.

 

Type locality: Old Napier Downs Cave, KN-1, Napier Range, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya panops Harvey

Indohya panops Harvey, 1993: 19-23, figs 3, 48-64; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 401, figs 5-9, 15.

 

Type locality: 13.5 km NW. of Crystal Head, Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya pusilla Harvey

Indohya pusilla Harvey, 1993: 23-25, figs 3, 65-73; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 401, figs 5-9, 15.

 

Type locality: 3.4 km SW. of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Indohya typhlops Harvey

Indohya typhlops Harvey, 1993: 27, figs 3, 81-88; Harvey and Volschenk, 2007b: 401-402, figs 5-9, 15.

 

Type locality: 25.3 km WSW. of Mt Blythe on Charnley River, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).