Gollum's Indohya Indohya gollum Harvey & Volschenk, 2007
Fauna Portal species: 12111
Diagnosis
(after Harvey et al. 2023): Indohya gollum has 16 carapaceal setae and lacks eyes, thus resembling I. currani, I. napierensis and I. typhlops. It differs from I. currani and I. typhlops in its larger size [e.g. chela (with pedicel) 1.90–2.01 (♂), 1.86 (♀), vs. 0.77–0.855 (♀) in I. currani and I. typhlops]. It differs from I. napierensis as follows: prolateral margin of chelal hand smooth (finely granulate in I. napierensis); chelal hand (without pedicel) 1.79–1.96 (♂), 1.84 (♀) × longer than broad [1.71 (♀) in I. napierensis]; setae on pedipalpal femur of moderate length, not as long as width of femur (about as long as width of femur in I. napierensis); and cheliceral hand with 6 setae (7 setae in I. napierensis).
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