Genus: Spelaeochthonius Morikawa, 1954 | Family: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae Beier, 1932 | Order: Pseudoscorpiones de Geer, 1778

Spelaeochthonius dugigulensis Jeong & Harms, 2025

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Spelaeochthonius

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:3ef18441-6dc0-41a6-9932-ca70639c0f3f

Taxonomic references

Spelaeochthonius dugigulensis Jeong & Harms:

Jeong, Harms, Yoo and Kim, 2025: 5‒9, figs 1, 2, 5, 6 original description

Distribution
Distribution table
South Korea
Type locality: Dugigul-cave, Maehwa-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-Province, South Korea.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Dugigul-cave 36.883333 129.35
Type repository
  • Holotype National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, South Korea male (NIBRIV0000924112)
  • Paratype National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, South Korea 3 females (NIBRIV0000924113)
References

Jeong, K.H., Harms, D., Yoo, J.-S. & Kim, S. (2025). Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy. PLOS ONE 20(e0325375): 1–22. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2025-08-02 New taxonomic reference entry Jeong, Harms, Yoo and Kim, 2025
2025-08-02 New species inserted