Napier Downs Cave Indohya Indohya napierensis Harvey & Volschenk, 2007
Fauna Portal species: 12114Diagnosis
(after Harvey et al. 2023): Indohya napierensis has 16 carapaceal setae and lacks eyes, thus resembling I. currani, I. gollum and I. typhlops. It differs from I. currani and I. typhlops in its larger size [e.g. chela (with pedicel) 1.84, vs. 0.770.855 (♀) in I. currani and I. typhlops]. It differs from I. gollum as follows: prolateral margin of chelal hand finely granulate (smooth in I. gollum); chelal hand (without pedicel) 1.71 (♀) longer than broad [1.79–1.96 (♂), 1.84 (♀) × longer than broad in I. gollum]; setae on pedipalpal femur about as long as width of femur (not as long as width of femur in I. gollum); and cheliceral hand with 7 setae (6 setae in I. napierensis).
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Publications
Harvey MS, Burger MAA, Abrams KM, Finston TL, Huey JA, Perina G (2023): The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa. 5342: 1 - 119DOI
