Short-range endemism in hypogean environments: The pseudoscorpion genera Tyrannochthonius and Lagynochthonius (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) in the semiarid zone of Western Australia

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-293

  Edward, Karen L ^a,b   Harvey, Mark S ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; CALCRETE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; SEMIARID REGION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARROW ISLAND; CAPE RANGE NATIONAL PARK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHTHONIIDAE; LAGYNOCHTHONIUS; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; TYRANNOCHTHONIUS;

EID: 43549104029     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS07025     Document Type: Article

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