ZooKeys (Jul 2023)

Description of two Stenohya species from China (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae), with comments on the exaggerated sexual dimorphic pedipalp in this genus

  • Nana Zhan,
  • Zegang Feng,
  • Xiangbo Guo,
  • Feng Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1172.104773
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1172
pp. 217 – 237

Abstract

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Two Stenohya species belonging to the family Neobisiidae are diagnosed, described, and illustrated from China: Stenohya spinata sp. nov. from Chongqing Municipality, and Stenohya huangi Hu & Zhang, 2012 from Fujian Province. The male of S. huangi is reported for the first time. Diagnostic characters of this species are restricted based on the holotype and the new specimens. In addition, a key and a distribution map of the Stenohya species from China are provided, and the potential function of the exaggerated sexual dimorphic pedipalp in the genus Stenohya is discussed.