Damocles' Indohya Indohya damocles Harvey & Volschenk, 2007
Fauna Portal species: 12109
Diagnosis
(after Harvey et al. 2023): Indohya damocles 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 I. arnoldstrongi, I. cockingi, I. finitima by having numerous pointed teeth on the fixed chelal finger, and from I. cribbi and I. lynbeazleyae by the partially granulate pedipalpal femur and smooth patella (femur and patella granulate in I. cribbi and I. lynbeazleyae). It differs from I. jessicae, I. sagmata and I. scanloni by its larger size [e.g. chela (with pedicel) 2.22–2.32 (♂), 2.22–2.55 (♀) mm, vs. less than 1.81 mm].
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2023): The systematics of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya (Pseudoscorpiones: Hyidae) in Australia. Zootaxa. 5342: 1 - 119DOI