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To describe five new species of Schizomida from Ecuador, contributing to the understanding of this group's diversity.

April 3, 2026Arthropoda0 citationsOpen Access

Description of Five New Species of Schizomida, Including a Troglophile Species (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Ecuador

NDNadine DupérréMuseum für Naturkunde ETElicio TapiaMuseum am Rothenbaum

Key Points

To describe five new species of Schizomida from Ecuador, contributing to the understanding of this group's diversity.
Descriptive taxonomic work on specimens collected from the Ecuadorian Andes and Amazonian regions.
Classification into three different genera: Colombiazomus, Hansenochrus, and Surazomus.
Creation of a distribution map for the newly described species.
Five new species were identified: Colombiazomus karsticus, Hansenochrus maicun, Hansenochrus pastaza, Surazomus colonso, and Surazomus yasunin.
Known habitats include both mountainous and Amazonian rainforest environments.
A distribution map illustrating their locations was provided.

Abstract

Five new species of Schizomida are described from the Ecuadorian Andes and the Amazonian ecoregion in three different genera: in Colombiazomus, Colombiazomus karsticus n. sp. (female); in Hansenochrus, Hansenochrus maicun. sp. (male) and Hansenochrus pastaza n. sp. (female); and in Surazomus, Surazomus colonso, n. sp. (male, female) and Surazomus yasunin. sp. (male, female). A distribution map of all newly described species is presented.

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