Description of a new pseudoscorpion species of the genus Amblyolpium Simon (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypinidae) from north-western Iran

Abstract

A new species of pseudoscorpion, Amblyolpium atropatesi n. sp. is described and illustrated on the basis of the adult specimens extracted from soil by Berlese funnel.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0150B850-E80D-46F5-983C-7E958FE69B87

Keywords:

• Arachnida
• taxonomy
• faunistic
• trichobothriotaxy
• epigean species

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Dr Mark S. Harvey (Western Australian Museum; University of Western Australia; and Edith Cowan University) kindly checked the English of the manuscript and provided us with comments, Dr Reza Vafai Shoushtari (Islamic Azad University of Arak, Iran) for his support and Mr Mahmoud Nassirkhani for his assistance.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.