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

Spelaeochthonius geumgulensis Jeong & Harms, 2025

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Spelaeochthonius

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:7fc776ce-0916-4980-8bb8-17edaafd128c

Taxonomic references

Spelaeochthonius geumgulensis Jeong & Harms:

Jeong, Harms, Yoo and Kim, 2025: 9‒12, figs 1, 2, 7, 8 original description

Distribution
Distribution table
South Korea
Type locality: Geum-cave, Dodam-ri 47, Danyang-eup, Danyang-gun, Chungcheongbuk-Province, South Korea.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Geum-cave 36.983333 128.85
Type repository
  • Holotype National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, South Korea male (NIBRIV0000924114)
  • Paratype National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, South Korea 1 female (NIBRIV0000924115)
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