A preliminary phylogeny for the pseudoscorpion family Garypinidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypinoidea), with new taxa and remarks on the Australasian fauna

Harvey, Mark S.

doi:10.1071/is23029

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“…There were less than 10 bats roosting in Mallory Cave in 2008 and 2009. Over 60 Townsend's big-eared bats were documented roosting in the cave in 2023(B. Stoner, personal communication, 20 March 2024. The cave was gated in 2011 which limited human disturbances to the bats and helped the bat colony increase in size.…”

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“…A recent phylogenomic study found that Larcidae are sister to Garypinidae, and that they belong to their own superfamily, Garypinoidea, which in turn is sister to a larger clade of Cheiridioidea + Sternophoroidea + Cheliferoidea (Benavides et al 2019). A multi-gene analysis of larcids and garypinids found that Larca nested within Garypinidae (Harvey 2023).…”

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A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado

Harvey,

Steinmann

2024

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A new species of Larca is described from dry habitats in a cave in central Colorado. Like other cave-dwelling species of Larca, the new species Larca bouldericasp. nov., shows relatively modest morphological adaptations, such as pale colouration and slightly elongated appendages, compared with their epigean counterparts. This species is the sixth cave-dwelling species of Larca described from North America and, like other cave-dwelling Larca in North America and Europe, tends to be distributed in more southerly regions.

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Section: Ecologymentioning

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A new troglomorphic species of Larca (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado

Harvey,

Steinmann

2024

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False scorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber

Sánchez‐García,

Palencia,

Delclòs

et al. 2024

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Pseudoscorpions, one of the earliest terrestrial lineages dating back to the Middle Devonian period (c. 385 Ma), have a limited fossil record mainly as inclusions in amber. The available fossils are mostly from the Cenozoic era, making it challenging to comprehensively understand their evolutionary history and diversification over time. Here, we report the first fossils of the order from Spanish Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) ambers. Two new genera and species in the family Garypinidae are described from Álava amber (Peñacerrada II outcrop, Álava Province): Cretogarypinus zaragozai gen. et sp. nov. and Ithioreolpium alavensis gen. et sp. nov. Remarkably, the holotype of Cretogarypinus zaragozai shows preservation of internal soft tissues. The variability observed in the arolium of both fossil garypinids serves as compelling evidence for the hypothesis of diphyletism within the clade, which was already well established before the Early Cretaceous. Additionally, an incomplete specimen consisting of an isolated palp ascribed to the family Pseudogarypidae (extant genus Pseudogarypus Ellingsen), is described from San Just amber (Teruel Province). These findings represent the earliest occurrences of the families Garypinidae (superfamily Garypinoidea) and Pseudogarypidae (superfamily Feaelloidea) in the fossil record. They not only contribute to our understanding of a diverse pseudoscorpion fauna in Spanish amber but also offer valuable insights into divergence time estimations for pseudoscorpion families and potentially for biogeographic studies.

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