Beierolpium venezuelense Heurtault 1982

Romero-Ortiz, Catalina, García, Fabian & Villarreal, Eduardo, 2019, Checklist of the false scorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Colombia, with new records and a key to the identification of the families, Zootaxa 4711 (1), pp. 107-139 : 119

Beierolpium venezuelense Heurtault 1982 [NEW RECORD]

Beierolpium venezuelense Heurtault, 1977: 62 (as Beierolpium venezuelensis [sic]) (nomen nudum).

Beierolpium venezuelense Heurtault, 1982: 58–64 (as Beierolpium venezuelensis [sic]);

Type locality: Jardín Botánico de Caracas , Distrito Federal, Venezuela (10.496; -66.8982) .

Distribution: Colombia and Venezuela.

Distribution in Colombia: Vichada: Natural National Park El Tuparro (5.2687; -68.6080) ( Romero-Ortiz et al., 2012 as Beierolpium sp.).

Repository of Colombian material: ICN-APs-267 (1 ♀)

Remarks: Collection data as in label: 72 masl; 12-23-mar-2011; David Luna and Catalina Romero leg; in hiperstational savana, siffting of grass roots. The specimen was part of an unplubished study on Pseudoscorpiones of the National Natural Park el Tuparro conducted by the collectors. Beierolpium is composed by 19 species with B. venezuelense representing the only species recorded from South America. This is the second record of the species, beside the type series.