Vachonobisium, Vitali-di Castri, 1963

Neethling, J. A. & Neethling, C., 2023, A systematic revision of the South African Gymnobisiidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisioidea), Zootaxa 5256 (6), pp. 501-543 : 504-505

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scientific name	Vachonobisium
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Genus Vachonobisium View in CoL Vitali-di Castri, 1963

Vachonobisium View in CoL Vitali-di Castri, 1963: 31; Harvey, 1992: 1409; Harvey, 1996: 258.

Type species: Vachonobisium troglophilum View in CoL Vitali-di Castri, 1963.

Remarks. T he genus is characterized by the presence of a semi-circular ventral depression, with a small basal tooth, near the base of the movable chelal finger, as well as a heavily sclerotized expansion distal to the depression, on male specimens. It consists of three species, all occurring around Chile on mainland South America.

Species included: Vachonobisium heros ( Beier, 1964) , V.intermedium (Vitali-di Castri, 1963) and V.troglophilum Vitali-di Castri, 1963.