Pachychernes Beier, 1932

Marimon, Karla, Villarreal-Blanco, Eduardo, Romero-Ortiz, Catalina & Gutierrez, Luis C., 2021, A new species and new records of Pachychernes Beier, 1932 from Colombia (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae), Zootaxa 4999 (4), pp. 363-376 : 364-365

Genus Pachychernes Beier, 1932

Pachychernes Beier, 1932: 114

Type species: Chelifer (? Atemnus ) subrobustus Balzan, 1892 , by original designation.

Diagnosis (amended from Tooren, 2008). Pedipalps very thick-set. Tergites divided and finely granulated. Trichobothria isb, ib, ist and it on chelal fixed finger situated in a group near finger base. Nodus ramosus of the movable chelal finger variable in position ranging from distal (as in P. tamaulipensis and P. corticalis ), at the same level (as in P. florezi sp. n.), or slightly proximal of trichobothrium t (as in P. attenuatus ). Both chelal fingers with several lateral accessory teeth and 2 or more medial accessory teeth. Exterior side of male tibia and tarsus of leg I supplied with a row of long setae closely inserted together that form a brush ( Fig. 2C ). Tactile seta on tarsus IV a little proximal to midpoint. Spermathecae H-shaped and with four lobes.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Pachychernes florezi sp. n.; male holotype. A. Left pedipalp. B. Left chela, lateral view. C. Left leg I. D. Left leg IV. Scale bars: A–B, F–G: 0.3mm. C: 0.1 mm; D–E: 0.05 mm.