Introduction

The Neobisioidea consists of seven families that were placed by Harvey (1992) in their own infraorder, the Hemictenata. Neobisioids have only recently been recorded from Australia (Harvey 1991, 1993, 1998), and were not listed in an earlier version of the checklist in the Zoological Catalogue of Australia (Harvey 1985).

Diagnosis

The Neobisioidea differ from all other pseudoscorpions with a venom apparatus in one or both of the chelal fingers (the Iocheirata) by the presence of several teeth on the movable cheliceral finger, the serrula exterior attached for at most 2/3 of its length, and the chelicera without a velum.

General References

Harvey, M.S. 1985. Pseudoscorpionida. pp. 126-155 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 3. Arachnida: Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (in part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Plapigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 183 pp.

Harvey, M.S. 1991. The cavernicolous pseudoscorpions (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpionida) of Cape Range, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15: 487-502

Harvey, M.S. 1992. The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata: Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 1373-1435

Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32

Harvey, M.S. 1998. Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae). Journal of Arachnology 26: 429-441

History of changes

• Indohyinae Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [the subfamily Indohyinae was introduced by Harvey (1993) for Indohya and Hyella, but subsequently synonymised in Hyidae by Harvey & Volschank (2007); the Australian fauna consists of nine described species, and includes the only cavernicolous species in the family].

Introduction

Representatives of the Hyidae are small pseudoscorpions that occur in leaf litter or under rocks in several regions of the world, including north-western Australia, South-east Asia, India, Sri Lanka and Madagascar. Harvey's (1993) revision of the family (Harvey 1993) recognised three genera and nine species, making it one of the smallest pseudoscorpion families. However, Indohyinae is now synonymised with Hyidae, following Harvey & Volkschenk (2007).

Diagnosis

Members of the Hyidae differ from other Neobisioidea by the presence of a sub-basl mound on femur I and II, the minute setae on the female anterior genital operculum, and have 3 (occasionally 2) stout setae on the posterior-basal margin of the pedipalpal femur.

General References

Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406

History of changes

• Indohya Beier, M. 1974. Pseudoscorpione aus Südindien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Genf. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 81: 999-1017 [1003].
  Zoobank Registration Number::41313090-4004-46AE-92DF-994574CC67AC

  Type species:

   Indohya besucheti Beier, 1974 by original designation.
• Hyella Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [27].
  Zoobank Registration Number:CE45A219-6717-4E3C-8E6E-FE65773E0B72

  Type species:

   Hyella humphreysi Harvey, 1993 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [386]

Introduction

Two species tentatively identified as "Indohya sp. A" and "Indohya sp. B" are known from Western Australia and may represent undescribed species (Harvey & Volschenk 2007)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal

Oriental Region

Distribution References

General References

Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [15] (redescription and revision, of Hyella and Indohya)

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [19]

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [386] (taxonomic changes introduced following phylogenetic analysis; revision of taxa; list some unidentified juveniles)

History of changes

• Indohya adlardi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [26, Figs. 1–3, 9, 10].
  Zoobank Registration Number:A8EA81EA-4372-4363-961E-0126449EBBF9

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T127062 ♀, Mesa B, 38.26 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′42″S, 115°57′20″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T134275 ♀, Mesa B, 38.26 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′42″S, 115°57′20″E]; WAM T138456 ♀, Mesa B, ca. 40 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′37.88″S, 115°56′0.33″E]; WAM T138533 ♀, Robe Valley, near Mesa B, ca. 39 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′33.36″S, 115°56′33.15″E]; WAM T144191 ♀, Mesa B, RC14MEB0013, 38.1 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′45″S, 115°57′18″E]; WAM T144229 ♀, Mesa B, site GR15MEB0022, 39.1 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°39′28.64″S, 115°56′38.41″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya alexanderi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [38, Figs. 1–3, 11, 12].
  Zoobank Registration Number:7C504739-CEF6-4517-AECE-856820E4C386

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T138460 ♂, Robe Valley, ca. 20 km ESE. of Pannawonica, WA [21°41′26.03″S, 116°30′40.86″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T139895 ♀, Robe Valley, Middle Robe, ca. 23 km ESE. of Pannawonica, WA [21°41′53.65″S, 116°32′26.53″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya anastomosa Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [21, Figs. 1–3, 5, 7, 8].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1A339D1C-AB50-4CF7-8042-D8260AC62E35

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T141292 ♀, Breakdown Maze, Cape Range, WA [21°55′03.3″S, 114°00′19.5″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

History of changes

• Indohya aphana Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [41, Figs. 1–3, 13, 14].
  Zoobank Registration Number:B5315882-3987-403D-8205-483A222E8413

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T134268 tritonymph, Mesa K, 11 km SW. of Pannawonica, WA [21°42′34″S, 116°16′17″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya aquila Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [43, Figs. 5, 15, 16].
  Zoobank Registration Number:EB2AD8F4-369B-4C64-A365-41ADEC310B0C

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T130511 ♂, Eagle, ca. 54 km NNW. of Tom Price, WA [22°10′43.9″S, 117°28′23.8″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya arcana Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [45, Figs. 1–3, 17, 18].
  Zoobank Registration Number:702077AF-FC70-4698-AA78-AD7247256DAC

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T151337 deutonymph, Yarrie Ridge, bore YP006, WA [20°36′33.6″S, 120°19′25.4″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya arnoldstrongi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [47, Figs. 1–3, 19–21].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1D667A7B-5BBD-42F3-AAF3-9C5C21983A2F

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T111408 ♂, 120 km N. of Paraburdoo, WA [22°11′41.42″S, 117°57′16.78″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T111713 ♀, Firetail North, Solomon, 60 km N. Tom Price, WA [22°07′11.0″S, 117°55′15.9″E]; WAM T111409 ♀, 120 km N. of Paraburdoo, WA [22°12′00.8″S, 117°57′16.71″E]; WAM T140483 ♀, Kings, ca. 47 km W. of Wittenoom, WA [22°09′19.42″S, 117°52′11.76″E]; WAM T140485 ♂, Kings, ca. 48 km W. of Wittenoom, WA [2°09′18.64″S, 117°52′01.36″E]; WAM T127450 ♂, Solomon, ca. 35 km W. of Wittenoom, WA [22°11′44.5″S, 117°57′58.5″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya beieri Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [25].
  Zoobank Registration Number:3C6BED2E-5223-47A7-BF9F-E8E376595690

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T23615 ♀ (on slide), 3.4 km SW of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour, WA [15°00′15′′S, 125°21′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, litter, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [97, Fig. 6A]

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [386] (diagnosis)

History of changes

• Indohya boltoni Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [52, Figs. 1–3, 4, 22–23].
  Zoobank Registration Number:9594410D-D6DC-4871-A32D-9F95FEC04F11

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T112020 ♂, 115 km NNW. of Newman, WA [22°19′04.32″S, 119°44′51.27″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T112021, T112022 2♀, 115 km NNW. of Newman, WA [22°19′04.32″S, 119°44′51.27″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya cardo Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [57, Figs. 1–3, 5, 25, 26].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1D1B8A3D-9362-4703-82F9-A07F9DA27B61

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T113253 ♂, Cardo Bore, 41 km NW. of Hamersley Range, WA [22°08′31″S, 116°13′15″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T98709 ♀, Cardo Bore, 56.2 km S. of Pannawonica, WA [22°08′31″S, 116°13′15″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya catherineae Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [60, Figs. 1–3, 5, 27, 28].
  Zoobank Registration Number:FD0BCA78-9BD8-4D20-9CA0-B766DF8D293C

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T127925 protonymph, Rocklea Station, ca. 45 km NNE. of Paraburdoo, WA [22°48′54.96″S, 117°29′52.09″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya cockingi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [62, Figs. 1–3, 5, 29, 30].
  Zoobank Registration Number:9723F9C3-62F3-4774-8D86-DC998E5EB5C5

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T111708 ♂, Deposit B, 100 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°56′39.7″S, 119°00′27.8″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T111706 ♀, Deposit C, 100 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°55′29.3″S, 118°58′28.2″E]; WAM T140478 ♂, Deposit B, ca. 83 km WNW. of Newman, WA [22°57′18.72″S, 119°01′25.76″E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya cribbi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [66, Figs. 1–3, 31, 32].
  Zoobank Registration Number:24CEBBFA-A782-4167-B2D0-00A66FD2EA7D

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T138721 ♂, Cundaline Ridge, 200 km E. of Port Hedland, WA [20°34′26.99″S, 120°11′52.74″E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T91753 ♀, Cundaline Ridge, hole #CU0199R, WA [20°34′10.6″S, 120°11′41.0″E]; WAM T138717, T138718, T138719, T138729, T150969 2♂, 3♀, Cundaline Ridge, 200 km E. of Port Hedland, WA [20°32′S, 120°09′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya currani Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [97, Figs. 1–3, 6B, 54, 55].
  Zoobank Registration Number:F783CA29-C4B6-4511-B992-80A67F7EFCCA

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T134915 ♀, Matsu, ca. 101 km SSW. of Kununurra, WA [16°41′39.20′′S, 128°19′41.27′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Ord Victoria Plain (OVP)

History of changes

• Indohya damocles Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [387].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1195D9CF-4E03-484D-8007-F2F1B5594882

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T33235 ♂ (under rock, calcite pool chamber, dark zone), Western Australia, Camerons Cave (C-452), Cape Range [21°58'S 114°07'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T44320, T44319, T33236 & T33239 4 tritonymphs, Western Australia, Camerons Cave (C-452), Cape Range [21°58'S 114°07'E]; WAM T33237 1 deuteronymph, Western Australia, Camerons Cave (C-452), Cape Range [21°58'S 114°07'E]; WAM T28500– 28501, T44318, T33238 3♀ 1♂, Western Australia, Camerons Cave (C-452), Cape Range [21°58'S 114°07'E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [33, Figs. 1–3, 5]

History of changes

• Indohya draconis Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [70, Figs. 1, 2, 5, 33, 34].
  Zoobank Registration Number:356393B0-09B8-4AE0-A7BB-63F6FDC7FDE4

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T129681 ♀, Dragon, ca. 45 km S. Pannawonica, WA [22°00′50.3′′S, 116°33′24.3′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya finitima Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [100, Figs. 6B, 56, 57].
  Zoobank Registration Number:7BB10C00-6DFD-4EF1-9A2B-182BF477B164

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T120197 adult, Irvine Island, bore ID27, WA [16°05′37.75′′S, 123°33′18.66′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

History of changes

• Indohya furtiva Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [73, Figs. 1–3, 4, 35, 36].
  Zoobank Registration Number:467E32EB-C7C9-41FC-95A1-41E4589EFC2A

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T114676 tritonymph, between Karratha and Millstream- Chichester National Park, 35 km SSE. of Karratha, WA [21°02′29.16′′S, 116°55′47.76′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya gollum Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [390].
  Zoobank Registration Number:0B8C7FCE-D77B-4CC8-B384-DB2B4F4C2E04

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T63357 ♂, Western Australia, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-41, Ningbing Range [15°11'S 128°38'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T63358 2 tritonymphs, 1 deutonymph, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-41 [15°11'S 128°38'E]; WAM T63359 1 tritonymph, Cave KNI-19, Ningbing Range [15°18'S 128°37'E]; WAM T63360 2 tritonymphs, WA, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-41 [15°11'S 128°38'E]; WAM T63361 1♂ 1♀, WA, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-41 [15°11'S 128°38'E]; WAM T63362 2♂ 1 tritonymph, 1 deutonymph, WA, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-4 [15°11'S 128°38'E]; WAM T63363 1 protonymph, WA, Nefertiti's Palace, Cave KNI-41 [15°11'S 128°38'E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [103, Fig. 6B]

History of changes

• Indohya haroldi Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [394].
  Zoobank Registration Number:DD4B8223-B238-405D-862D-31F88F0DE4F5

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T63501 ♂ (under rocks), Western Australia, Theda Pass [14°47'S 126°38'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T63502 ♀, same data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Under rocks.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [103, Fig. 6A]

History of changes

• Hyella humphreysi Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [29].
  Zoobank Registration Number:C0536E86-4699-408A-9920-D664CEF10324

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T20756 ♀ (on slide), Papillon Cave, C-15, Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia [22°13′S, 113°59′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T23311 1 tritonymph (in alcohol), Papillon Cave, C-15, Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia [22°13′S, 113°59′E]; WAM T20757 1 tritonymph (on slide), Trionomo Cave, C-103, Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia [22°07′S, 113°59′E].

Generic Combinations

• Indohya humphreysi (Harvey, 1993). —
  Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [395]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [34, Figs. 1–3, 5]

History of changes

• Indohya incomperta Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [75, Figs. 1–3, 5, 37, 38].
  Zoobank Registration Number:F216F6FE-397F-434D-97A2-FC254DE82C29

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T149363 protonymph, West Angelas, ca. 105 km WNW. of Newman, WA [23°07′18.24′′S, 118°51′14.52′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya jessicae Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [76, Figs. 1–3, 5, 39, 40].
  Zoobank Registration Number:972586A2-BF67-479D-881C-FA15611FB8E9

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T133678 ♀, Koodaideri, 120.9 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°30′57′′S, 118°58′35′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya julianneae Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [104, Figs. 6B, 58, 59].
  Zoobank Registration Number:9A3157D3-9286-4154-A205-ED7497EE6501

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T127193 ♀, Irvine Island, bore 11DDH098, [16°05′10.75′′S, 123°32′12.95′′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T142931 ♂, Koolan Island, WA [16°07′54′′S, 123°45′31′′E]; WAM T152602 tritonymph, Irvine Island, bore 10DDH033, WA [16°04′40.21′′S, 123°32′44.20′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

History of changes

• Indohya karenae Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [101, Figs. 6A, 60].
  Zoobank Registration Number:0A152BBE-5411-4E89-B9DA-EA7404050B8C

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T126382 ♀, South Maret Island, plateau above North-east Beach, site SMAR10, WA [14°26′11.6′′S, 124°59′20.7′′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T82510, T153117 1 tritonymph, 1 protonymph, South Maret Island, plateau above North-east Beach, site SMAR10, WA [14°26′11.6′′S, 124°59′20.7′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

History of changes

• Indohya lynbeazleyae Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [80, Figs. 1–3, 5, 41–43].
  Zoobank Registration Number:39163A8D-C4F8-405D-BA59-31FAFCD383E0

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T91735 ♂, Callawa Ridge, hole #CA0124R, WA [20°38′53.4′′S, 120°17′56.8′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya morganstrongi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [84, Figs. 1–3, 5, 44, 45].
  Zoobank Registration Number:2922F169-FCD1-4B68-9249-4EC5794DF873

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T145851 deutonymph, Mesa A, ca. 45.7 km ENE. of Pannawonica, WA [21°40′03′′S, 115°52′53′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya napierensis Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [399].
  Zoobank Registration Number:F3D62EE7-1D6F-42BD-87EF-738B64DBC1D8

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T62576 ♀ (vadose tube, ~3 m above water 'on muddy dry floor', under rock), Australia, Old Napier Downs Cave, KN-1, Napier Range [17°13'38''S, 124°38'41''E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [110, Fig. 6B]

History of changes

• Indohya panops Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [19].
  Zoobank Registration Number:8B7F4AB6-5BE8-4FD1-A5C3-E03A3CB94D7B

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T23616 ♂, 13.5 km NE of Crystal Head, SW Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia [14°23′S, 125°57′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T23617–23639 13♂ 11♀ (on slides and in alcohol), 13.5 km NE of Crystal Head, SW Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia [14°23′S, 125°57′E]; FSCA 1♂ 1♀ (in alcohol), 13.5 km NE of Crystal Head, SW Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia [14°23′S, 125°57′E]; MHNG 1♂ 1♀ (in alcohol), 13.5 km NE of Crystal Head, SW Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia [14°23′S, 125°57′E]; WAM T23640–23643 2♂, 1 tritonymph, 1 deutonymph (on slides), 13.5 km NE of Crystal Head, SW Osborne Island, Western Australia, Australia [14°23′S, 125°57′E]; WAM T23444–23645 2♀ (in alcohol), 20.5 km NW of Mt French, Glenelg River, Western Australia, Australia [15°48′25′′S, 124°44′15′′E]; WAM T23646, T23646 1 tritonymph, 1 deutonymph (in alcohol), Mt Trafalgar, Western Australia, Australia [15°48′25′′S, 124°44′15′′E]; WAM T23648 1♀ (in alcohol), 10 km NW of September Point, near Cape Bougainville, Western Australia, Australia [13°56′30′′S, 126°08′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, litter, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [110, Fig. 6A]

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [401] (note)

History of changes

• Indohya pusilla Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [23].
  Zoobank Registration Number:14FE4A18-9766-4F96-B233-CBD6235309E0

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T23649 ♂ (on slide), 3.4 km SW of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour, Western Australia, Australia [15°00′15′′S, 125°21′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM 91/1399 1♀ (on slide), 3.4 km SW of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, litter, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [111, Fig. 6A]

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [401] (note)

History of changes

• Indohya rixi Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [86, Figs. 1–3, 5, 46, 47].
  Zoobank Registration Number:8A262014-510B-4838-B48E-24ACBA6752F6

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T144193 ♂, Mesa C, 37.7 km W. of Pannawonica, WA [21°41′57′′S, 115°57′49′′E].

History of changes

• Indohya sachsei Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [111, Figs. 6B, 61, 62].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1F0446B5-D0E0-4A0D-B0CB-449FF65DC674

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T152600 ♀, Irvine Island, bore 11DDH053, WA [16°05′37′′S, 123°33′04′′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T120199 ♀, Irvine Island, bore ID32, WA [16°05′05.64′′S, 123°32′53.52′′E]; WAM T120196 ♀, Irvine Island, bore ID27, WA [16°05′37.75′′S, 123°33′18.66′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

History of changes

• Indohya sagmata Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [89, Figs. 1–3, 5, 48, 49].
  Zoobank Registration Number:48172E49-D718-43A0-A282-D0B467CF5C04

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T138967 ♂, Packsaddle 6, Area C, 100 km WNW. of Newman, WA [22°53′55.32′′S, 119°04′04.12′′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T111711 ♂, Packsaddle P4, 100 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°54′13.7′′S, 118°59′03.4′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya scanloni Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [92, Figs. 1–3, 5, 50, 51].
  Zoobank Registration Number:2833D53F-B4C6-45DB-9B4A-279256E7A331

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T140479 ♂, Upper Weeli Wolli, ca. 70 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°55′02.41′′S, 119°12′20.33′′E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T151338 ♀, Upper Weeli Wolli, ca. 70 km NW. of Newman, WA [22°55′02.41′′S, 119°12′20.33′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya silenda Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [95, Figs. 1–3, 5, 52, 53].
  Zoobank Registration Number:F69277D0-9F8A-4E4C-B565-54DAB7D66D19

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T140487 deutonymph, Western Ridge, ca. 5 km SW. of Newman, WA [23°24′51.12′′S, 119°33′31.95′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

History of changes

• Indohya typhlops Harvey, M.S. 1993. The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 1-32 [27].
  Zoobank Registration Number:CB61F4D1-69FD-46FF-90CD-99A6F56770AA

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T23651 ♀ (on slide), 25.3 km WSW of Mt Blythe on Charnley River, Western Australia, Australia [16°22′35′′S, 125°12′35′′E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, litter, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Burger, M.A.A, Abrams, K.M., Finston, T.L, Huey, J.A. & Perina, G. 2023. The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa 5342(1): 1-119 [115, Figs. 1–3, 6A]

Harvey, M.S. & Volschenk, E.S. 2007. Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis. Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365-406 [401] (note)

History of changes

Introduction

Parahyidae are a monotypic family; the single species is restricted to the intertidal zone. Harvey et al. (2007) gave the first records of the family for Australia, from Darwin, NT, and from NW Western Australia.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Waldock, J., Teale, R.J. & Webber, J. 2007. New distribution records of the intertidal pseudoscorpion Parahya submersa (Pseudoscorpiones: Parahyidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 393-395

History of changes

• Parahya Beier, M. 1957. Pseudoscorpionidea. Insects of Micronesia 3: 1-64 [15].

  Type species:

   Parahya pacifica Beier, 1957 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Indonesia
  • Sulawesi (Celebes)
• New Caledonia

Oriental Region

• Singapore

History of changes

• Obisium submersum Bristowe, W.S. 1931. Notes on the biology of spiders. IV. Further notes on aquatic spiders, with a description of a new species of pseudoscorpion from Singapore. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 8: 457-465 [465].
• Parahya pacifica Beier, M. 1957. Pseudoscorpionidea. Insects of Micronesia 3: 1-64 [15].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester : Manchester University Press. [288]

Generic Combinations

• Parahya submersa (Bristowe, 1931). —
  Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester : Manchester University Press. [315]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

IBRA

NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Indonesia
  • Sulawesi (Celebes)
• New Caledonia

Oriental Region

• Singapore

Ecological Descriptors

Littoral, marine.

General References

Harvey, M.S., Waldock, J., Teale, R.J. & Webber, J. 2007. New distribution records of the intertidal pseudoscorpion Parahya submersa (Pseudoscorpiones: Parahyidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 393-395 (first Australian records)

History of changes

Introduction

The Syarinidae comprises 16 genera and nearly 100 species (Harvey 1991), the largest of which is Ideoblothrus, with 37 species. Many syarinid genera are restricted to the Northern Hemisphere, but a distinct tropical element is also apparent (e.g. Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus), and the recent discovery of an endemic Tasmanian genus further extends the range of this family (Harvey 1998).

The described Australian fauna consists of two cavernicolous species of Ideoblothrus (Harvey 1991) and two litter-dwelling species of Anysrius from Tasmania (Harvey 1998), but numerous undescribed species of Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus are known from the tropical rainforests of eastern Queensland (Harvey, unpublished data).

Diagnosis

All Australian syarinid species differ from other neobisioids by the presence of a lanceolate trichobothrium t; however, this feature does not hold for several Northern Hemisphere species currently attributed to the family (Muchmore 1982).

General References

Harvey, M.S. 1991. Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester : Manchester University Press.

Harvey, M.S. 1991. The cavernicolous pseudoscorpions (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpionida) of Cape Range, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15: 487-502

Harvey, M.S. 1998. Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae). Journal of Arachnology 26: 429-441

Muchmore, W.B. 1982. The genera Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus, with remarks on the family Syarinidae (Pseudoscorpionida). Journal of Arachnology 10: 193-221

History of changes

• Anysrius Harvey, M.S. 1998. Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae). Journal of Arachnology 26: 429-441 [430].

  Type species:

   Anysrius chamberlini Harvey, 1998 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Tasmania

Distribution References

History of changes

• Anysrius brochus Harvey, M.S. 1998. Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae). Journal of Arachnology 26: 429-441 [434].

  Type data:

   Holotype TMH J1861 ♂ (on slide), 'Chatlee Road' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia.
  Paratype(s) TMH J1861 1♀, 1 deutonymph (on slides), 'Chatlee Road' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia; TMH J1687 1♀, 1 tritonymph (in alcohol), 'Chatlee Road 1' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia; TMH J1726 1♀, 1 tritonymph (in alcohol), 'Chatlee Road 4' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia; TMH J1691 1♂, 1 deutonymph (in alcohol), 'Chatlee Road 8' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia; TMH J1793 1 tritonymph, 2 deutonymphs (in alcohol), 'Chatlee Road' site, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia; TMH J1692 1♀, 1 tritonymphs, 2 deutonymphs (in alcohol), 'Chatlee Road' area, Salmon River Forestry area, Tasmania, Australia.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Litter, predator, terrestrial.

History of changes

• Anysrius chamberlini Harvey, M.S. 1998. Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae). Journal of Arachnology 26: 429-441 [431].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (in alcohol), Frodshams Pass, Tasmania, Australia.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 2♀, 1 tritonymph (in alcohol), Frodshams Pass, Tasmania, Australia; ANIC 1♂ 1♀ (on slides), 2 km S of Frodshams Pass, Tasmania, Australia; ANIC 1 deutonymph (in alcohol), Frodshams Pass, Tasmania, Australia; WAM 1 protonymph (in alcohol), Frodshams Pass, Tasmania, Australia; TMH 8♀, 2 tritonymphs, 2 deutonymphs (in alcohol), divide between Huon and Florentine Rivers, Scotts Peak Road, Tasmania, Australia; WAM 1♀, 1 tritonymph, 1 deutonymph (in alcohol), divide between Huon and Florentine Rivers, Scotts Peak Road, Tasmania, Australia.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, litter, predator, terrestrial.

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus Balzan, L. 1892. Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela (Décembre 1887 - Avril 1888). Arachnides. Chernetes (Pseudoscorpiones). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 60: 497-552 [541] [first introduced as a subgenus of Ideobisium Balzan, 1892].

  Type species:

   Ideobisium (Ideoblothrus) similis Balzan, 1892 by subsequent designation, see Muchmore, W.B. 1982. The genera Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus, with remarks on the family Syarinidae (Pseudoscorpionida). Journal of Arachnology 10: 193-221 [207].
• Pachychitra Chamberlin, J.C. 1938. A new genus and three new species of false scorpion from Yucatan Caves. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 491: 109-121 [111].

  Type species:

   Pachychitra maya Chamberlin, 1938 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Muchmore, W.B. 1982. The genera Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus, with remarks on the family Syarinidae (Pseudoscorpionida). Journal of Arachnology 10: 193-221 [207]

Introduction

One unnamed species, sp. ‘‘Mesa A’’, described from deuteronymph (Harvey & Edward 2007: 455).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NT: Tiwi Cobourg (TIW) ; WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pilbara (PIL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Distribution References

General References

Harvey, M.S. & Edward, K.L. 2007. A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8): 445–472

Harvey, M.S. & Leng, M.C. 2008. Further observations on Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae) from subterranean environments in Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24: 381–386

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus descartes Harvey, M.S. & Edward, K.L. 2007. A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8): 445–472 [465].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T70785 ♂, Australia: Western Australia: Descartes Island [14°09'50''S 25°40'47''E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T70787–T70789 1♂ 2♀, data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus linnaei Harvey, M.S. & Leng, M.C. 2008. Further observations on Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae) from subterranean environments in Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24: 381–386 [382].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T81373 ♂, Australia: Western Australia: Mesa A, approximately 50 km west of Pannawonica, site MEARC4316 P6 T1-2 [21°40'26"S, 115°52'12"E].

Introduction

Harvey and Leng (2008) described tritonymphs of an unnamed species "sp. Mesa A" from a site 50 km W. of Pannawonica and another "sp. Ord Ranges" from the Kimberley.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

General References

Harvey, M.S. & Leng, M.C. 2008. Further observations on Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae) from subterranean environments in Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24: 381–386

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus milikapiti Harvey, M.S. & Edward, K.L. 2007. A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8): 445–472 [468].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T70782 ♂, Australia: Northern Territory: Milikapiti, Melville Island [11°25'S, 130°40'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T71390 ♂, data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT: Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus nesotymbus Harvey, M.S. & Edward, K.L. 2007. A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8): 445–472 [457].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM T75203 ♂, Australia: Western Australia: Barrow Island, 5.8km NW of Chevron Texaco Camp, borehole S2 [20°46'33''S, 115°26'53''E].
  Paratype(s) WAM T75213, T66019, T71969 1♂ 2♀, various, all Barrow Island.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

History of changes

• Ideoblothrus papillon Harvey, M.S. 1991. The cavernicolous pseudoscorpions (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpionida) of Cape Range, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15: 487-502 [497].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM 91/288 ♂ (on slide), Papillon Cave, C-15, Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia.
  Paratype(s) WAM 91/289 1♀ (on slide), Papillon Cave, C-15, Cape Range, Western Australia, Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller, predator, terrestrial.

General References

Harvey, M.S. & Edward, K.L. 2007. A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History 41(5-8): 445–472 [450] (records, some new)

History of changes