Afrochthonius ceylonicus Beier, 1973

Batuwita, Sudesh & Benjamin, Suresh P., 2014, An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Sri Lanka, Zootaxa 3814 (1), pp. 37-67 : 44

Afrochthonius ceylonicus Beier, 1973

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Afrochthonius ceylonicus Beier 1973: 40 –42, fig 2; Harvey, 1991: 131.

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Previous records. Central Province: Horton Plains (type locality), Hakgala, Piduruthalagala, Udawattakele ( Beier 1973).

New record. Central Province: Badulla District: L 30.

Remarks. Found under decaying logs in primary forest.

Figures

FIGURE 4. A. Afrochthonius reductus, male, Dunumadalawa. B. Afrochthonius ceylonicus, male, Ohiya. C. Tyrannochthonius heterodentatus, male, Kottawa-Kombala FR. D. Lagynochthonius brincki, male, Sudagala (Kuruwita). E. Afrosternophorus ceylonicus, female, IFS Aroboretum. F. Hya chamberlini, female (left) and male, Unachchiya. G. Ideoblothrus ceylonicus H. Calocheiridius mussardi, male, Akkaraipattu. I. Olpium jacobsoni, male, Inginiyagala. J. Indolpium loyolae, female, Wanathavillua.