Calocheiridius mussardi 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 : 48

Calocheiridius mussardi Beier, 1973

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Calocheiridius mussardi Beier 1973: 44 –45, fig 8.

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Previous record. Southern Province: Palatupana (type locality).

New records. Eastern Province: Ampara District: L 14; North Western Province: Puttalam District: L 23; North Central Province: Anuradhapura District: L 38.

Remarks. Found in coastal areas. Calocheiridius mussardi seems to be a widespread species in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Specimens were collected from Puttalam (scrub jungle close to salt factory), Akkaraipattu (under a shrub on sandy beach) and Maradanmaduwa (scrub jungle).

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.