Description of Five New Species of Schizomida, Including a Troglophile Species (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Ecuador
Five new species of Schizomida are described from the Ecuadorian Andes and the Amazonian ecoregion in three different genera: in Colombiazomus, Colombiazomus karsticus n. sp. (female); in Hansenochrus, Hansenochrus maicun. sp. (male) and Hansenochrus pastaza n. sp. (female); and in Surazomus, Surazomus colonso, n. sp. (male, female) and Surazomus yasunin. sp. (male, female). A distribution map of all newly described species is presented.
Authors
- Nadine Dupérré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-878X)
- Elicio Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-5328)
Institutions
- American Museum of Natural History (US)
- Museum am Rothenbaum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthropoda
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/arthropoda4020005
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung