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Four newly-discovered species of cave-dwelling pseudoscorpions have jaws like dragons and are completely blind

07.09.25 | PLOS

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Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy
Phylogenetic analyses ofSpelaeochthoniusshed light on species diversity and the biogeographical complexity of this genus. Credit: Jeong et al., CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Four newly-discovered species of cave-dwelling pseudoscorpions have jaws like dragons and are completely blind

Article URL : http://plos.io/4nokr8D

Article title: Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius ) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy

Author countries: Republic of Korea, Germany, South Africa.

Funding: This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR202502102). There was no additional external funding received for this study.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0325375

Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy

9-Jul-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy
Habitus ofSpelaeochthonius dugigulensissp. nov. A. Holotype male, dorsal view; B. Holotype male, ventral view; C. Paratype female, dorsal view; D. Paratype female, ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm. Credit: Jeong et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Keywords

Animals Arachnids Invertebrates Life Sciences Organismal Biology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0325375
Article Publication Date
2025-07-09
Article Title
Four new species of dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae: Spelaeochthonius) from caves in South Korea revealed by integrative taxonomy
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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