Four new species of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae, Chernetidae) from caves in Yunnan Province, China

Abstract

The new species Parobisium martii sp. n., Parobisium scaurum sp. n., Parobisium titanium sp. n., and Nudochernes lipsae sp. n. are described from caves near the city of Zhen Xiong (Yunnan), and their taxonomic positions are discussed. Parobisium titanium sp. n., with a body length of about 4.5 mm, is the pseudoscorpion species with by far the largest known pedipalpal length of about 17 mm.