Draconic Indohya (WAM PSE149) Indohya draconis Harvey & Burger, 2023
Fauna Portal species: 13746Diagnosis
(after Harvey et al. 2023): Indohya draconis 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 and I. finitima by having numerous pointed teeth on the fixed chelal finger, and from I. alexanderi, I. cribbi, I. damocles, I. jessicae, I. lynbeazleyae, I. sagmata and I. scanloni by its smaller size [e.g. chela (with pedicel) less than 1.20 mm, vs. at least 1.39 mm in the others] and by the fewer teeth of the fixed chelal finger (46 teeth, vs. 69–85 teeth in the others). It differs from I. alexanderi by the shape of the chelal hand which is rounded in I. draconis, and slightly narrowed distally in I. alexanderi.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
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