Arnold's Indohya (WAM PSE004) Indohya arnoldstrongi Harvey & Burger, 2023

Fauna Portal species: 13740

Order: Pseudoscorpiones (Pseudoscorpions)

Family: Hyidae

Diagnosis

(after Harvey et al. 2023): Indohya arnoldstrongi belongs to a group of Indohya species that have 12 setae on the carapace and no eyes. It differs from I. anastomosa, I. aquila and I. humphreysi by the presence of 4 setae on tergite I (only 2 setae in I. anastomosa, I. aquila and I. humphreysi). It differs from all of the others except I. finitima by the rounded distal teeth of the fixed chelal finger (at least 2 distal teeth pointed in I. alexanderi, I. cockingi, I. cribbi, I. damocles, I. draconis, I. jessicae, I. lynbeazleyae, I. sagmata and I. scanloni), and differs from I. finitima by all of the teeth of the fixed chelal finger being rounded, whereas at least some teeth are pointed in I. finitima. It also differs from all other Indohya species for which sequence data are available by three synapomorphies in COI mtDNA: at base 3 there is a substitution to G; at base 78 there is a substitution to T; and at base 313 there is a substitution to T. The six sequenced specimens differ from all other sequenced specimens of Indohya by 14.729.2%.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Western Australian Museum

T111408

22 January 2010

Australia

Western Australia

ca. 120 km N. of Paraburdoo

Scrape

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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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

Atlas of Living Australia

Grace Redfern, 31 March 2025

Volker Framenau, 13 April 2025

Western Australian Museum

T127450

unknown

1 March 2012

Western Australia

Solomon, ca. 35 km W. of Wittenoom

scrape

COI

OR067304

TAGTTTGTATTTTATTTTAGGTATTTGAGCAGGTTTAGTAGGAATATCATATAGAATGATTATCCGTTTTCAGTTAATATCTCCTGGTGTTATGGTTTCTTCCAACTCTTATAATGCTGTAATTACAACTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAGTGGGGGGTTTCGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATAATTGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATGAACAATTTAAGTTTTTGACTCCTACCACCTTCTTTTAGATTATTAATTTTATCTGTATTTATAGAGACTGGATGCGGAACAGGATGAACCCTCTATCCACCTCTATCGGGTGGTTCTGCTCACCCTTCTTCAGCAGTAGATTTAGTAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTTGCAGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAGGTTCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTTTTAACATACGAATAAATGGATTAAAATTAAAACAAACCTCTTTATTTATTTGATCTATTTTGATTACAACAATCCTGTTACTTTTAGCTATCCCGGTATTGGCCGGGGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACTGATCGGAATTTTAATACGTCTTTTTTCTCTCCTGTAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T140485

♂

12 March 2012

Western Australia

Kings, ca. 48 km W. of Wittenoom

troglofauna scrape, depth 19 m

COI

OR067353

TAGTCTATATTTTATCTTAGGAATTTGGGCAGGTCTGGTAGGAATATCATATAGAATAATTATCCGCTTTCAGCTTATATCGCCCGGTGTAATAGTTTCTTCCAATTCATATAATGCTGTAATTACAACTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATGGTAGGGGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATCCCATTAATAATTGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCCTTCCCTCGAATAAACAATTTAAGTTTTTGACTTCTACCTCCTTCTTTTAGATTATTAATTTTATCTGTATTTATAGAAACTGGATGTGGTACAGGGTGAACTCTTTATCCCCCTCTATCAGCAGGTTCCGCCCATCCTTCCTCAGCAGTAGATTTAGTAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTCGCAGGGATTTCTTCCATTTTAGGTTCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTTTTAATATACGAATGAATGGGTTAAAATTAAAACAAACCCCCTTATTTATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAACAGTTTTATTACTTTTAGCTATTCCAGTTCTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATGCTTTTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTCTCTCCAGTAGGGGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T140483

♀

7 November 2012

Western Australia

Kings, ca. 47 km W. of Wittenoom

troglofauna trap, 10 m

COI

OR067351

TAGTTTATATTTTATCTTAGGAATTTGAGCAGGTCTGGTAGGAATATCATATAGAATAATTATCCGCTTTCAGCTTATATCGCCTGGTGTAATAGTTTCTTCCAATTCATATAATGCTGTAATTACAACTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAGTGGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATAATTGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCCTTTCCCCGAATAAACAATTTAAGTTTTTGACTTCTACCCCCTTCTTTTAGATTATTAATTTTATCTGTATTTATAGAAACTGGATGTGGTACAGGGTGAACTCTTTATCCCCCTCTATCAGCAGGTTCTGCCCATCCTTCCTCAGCAGTAGATTTAGTAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTCGCAGGGATTTCTTCCATTTTAGGTTCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTTTTAATATACGAATGAATGGATTAAAATTAAAACAAACCCCCTTATTTATTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAACAGTTTTATTACTTTTAGCTATTCCAGTTCTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATGCTTTTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTCTCTCCAGTAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T140484

1 juv.

7 November 2012

Western Australia

Kings, ca. 48 km W. of Wittenoom

troglofauna trap, 12 m

COI

OR067352

Western Australian Museum

T111714

1 juv.

13 January 2010

Western Australia

Firetail North, Solomon, 60 km N. of Tom Price

troglofauna scrape

COI

OR067283

TAGTTTGTATTTTATTTTAGGTATTTGAGCAGGTTTAGTGGGAATATCATATAGAATGATTATTCGTTTTCAGTTGATATCTCCTGGTGTTATGGTTTCTTCCAATTCTTATAATGCTGTAATTACAACTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAGTAGGGGGTTTCGGTAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATAATTGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATGAATAATTTGAGTTTTTGACTCCTACCACCTTCTTTTAGATTATTAATTTTGTCTGTATTTATAGAGACTGGGTGCGGAACAGGATGAACCCTTTATCCTCCTTTGTCAGGGGGTTCTGCTCATCCCTCTTCAGCAGTAGATTTAGTAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTTGCAGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAGGTTCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTTTTAACATACGAATAAATGGATTAAAATTAAAACAAACTCCTTTATTTATTTGATCTATTTTGATTACAACAATTCTGTTACTTTTAGCTATTCCGGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACTGATCGGAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTCTCTCCTGTAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T111408

♂

22 January 2010

Western Australia

ca. 120 km N. of Paraburdoo

Scrape

COI

OR067278

TCTTTCAGATTATTAATTTTGTCTGTATTTATAGAGACTGGGTGTGGAACAGGGTGAACCCTTTATCCCCCTTTATCAGGAGGTTCTGCTCACCCCTCTTCAGCAGTAGATTTAGTAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTTGCAGGAATTTCTTCCATTTTAGGTTCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTTTTAACATACGAATAAATGGATTAAAATTAAAACAAACTCCTTTATTCATTTGATCTATTTTGATTACAACAATTCTGTTACTTTTAGCTATTCCGGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACTGATCGGAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTCTC