New species and records of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from the Canary Islands

Abstract

The following six new species are described: Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) gracilimanus, Lagynochthonius curvidigitatus, Tyrannochthonius setiger (Chthoniidae), Halominniza oromii (Olpiidae), Pseudorhacochelifer canariensis (Cheliferidae), and Allochernes longepilosus (Chernetidae). The species Chthonius (C.) jonicus Beier, Microcreagrella caeca (Simon), Rhacochelifer hoggarensis Vachon, Pachychelifer (?) sp. and Lamprochernes savignyi (Simon) are recorded for the first time from this archipelago. Microcreagrina gomerae Mahnert is sunk into synonymy of Microcreagrina hispanica (Ellingsen). The new combination Pseudorhacochelifer spiniger (Mahnert) n. comb. is proposed.