Syarinidae
Chamberlin, 1930
syarinid pseudoscorpions
Genus Guides
1Syarinidae is a of pseudoscorpions comprising at least 20 and approximately 110-120 described . The family has a pantropical distribution, with species documented from tropical and subtropical regions including mainland Ecuador, Korea, and relictual in European caves. Members are predominantly found in leaf litter and subterranean . Several new species have been described recently, including five from Ecuador and two from Korea, suggesting ongoing taxonomic discovery.
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Habitat
Leaf litter and subterranean , primarily in tropical and subtropical climates. One (Arcanobisium) has been documented from limestone caves in eastern Spain, representing a relictual cave-dwelling lineage. Field collections in Ecuador indicate abundance across all forest systems.
Distribution
Pantropical distribution. Documented from mainland Ecuador (Napo Province: Colonso Chalupas Natural Reserve, Jatun Sacha Natural Reserve; Pichincha Province: Otongachi Natural Reserve), Korea, and eastern Spain (Valencian , Castellón province). Some appear to have narrow geographic ranges.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- New syarinid pseudoscorpions from Ecuador (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae: Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus)
- New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Pararoncus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from Korea
- Arcanobisium, a remarkable new genus, representing a new subfamily with a relictual distribution from eastern Spain (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae)