Anatemnus cf. javanus ( Thorell, 1883 )

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 : 50-51

Anatemnus cf. javanus ( Thorell, 1883)

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Chelifer javanus Thorell 1883: 37 –40; Ellingsen 1914: 3.

Anatemnus javanus (Thorell) : Harvey 1991: 451 –452; Klausen, 2005: 643, fig 24.

Distribution. India; Indonesia (Java, Cibodas (as Tcibodas), Jawa Barat; type locality); Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Sri Lanka.

Previous record. Central Province: Pattipola, under bark of trees ( Ellingsen 1914).

New record. Uva province: Badulla District: L 30.

Remarks. The two females were collected from a remnant forest patch close to the Ohiya Railway station, not far from Pattipola. They were found under bark of moss-covered trees. Pedipalpal femur 1.4 mm, 2.1 times as long as broad; serrula exterior with 21 blades (vs. pedipalpal femur 1.1 mm, 2.6 times as long as broad; serrula exterior with 26 blades in Anatemnus javanus ( Beier 1932b) . Provisionally compared to A. javanus , as Pattipola is about a kilometer from Ohiya. However, given the differences of our specimens, they may not belong to A. javanus .

Currently, there are 16 described species of Anatemnus , several with very wide distributions ( Harvey 2011; Klausen, 2005). A comparative study of type material is required to determine if these specimens are of a species new to science.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A. Stenatemnus brincki, female, Kitulgala. B. Micratemnus anderssoni, female, Sudagala (Kuruwita). C. Oratemnus proximus, female, Maradanmaduwa. D. Oratemnus cf. indicus, male, Wanathavillua. E. Anatemnus cf. javanus, male, Ohiya. F. Anatemnus orites, male, Alawala. G. Indogarypus ceylonicus (Beier, 1973) new combination, female, Wanathavilluwa. H. I. ceylonicus (Beier, 1973) new combination, female, Padiyathalawa. I. Indogarypus indicus, female, Ohiya. J. Feaella (Tetrafeaella) indica, female, Inginiyagala.