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Monotypic no more: Description of five new troglobitic species from the pseudoscorpion genus Austrohorus (Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) from northwestern Australia
Grace C. Redfern & Mark S. Harvey
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Grace C. Redfern [1*] & Mark S. Harvey [1,2]
[1] Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, Western Australia 6106, Australia.
[2] School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Abstract
Five new troglobitic species of the previously monotypic pseudoscorpion genus Austrohorus are described from subterranean habitats within the Pilbara bioregion of northern Western Australia. Austrohorus ferrugineus sp. nov. is the northernmost species, while A. buzzcocksi sp. nov., A. ineptus sp. nov., A. nativitatis sp. nov. and A. valentulus sp. nov. occur further east. The Austrohorus species exhibit morphological features consistent with Austrohorus exsul Beier, 1966, the first and only described species of the genus.
Cite this paper as: Redfern GC & Harvey MS (2026). Monotypic no more: Description of five new troglobitic species from the pseudoscorpion genus Austrohorus (Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) from northwestern Australia . Australian Journal of Taxonomy 121: 1–20. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.z4x6m
This paper was published on: 10/5/2026
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