Geogarypus amazonicus Mahnert, 1979

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 : 117

Geogarypus amazonicus Mahnert, 1979 [NEW RECORD]

Geogarypus (Geogarypus) amazonicus Mahnert, 1979: 759–761 .

Geogarypus amazonicus Mahnert : Adis, 1981: 119.

Type locality: Manaus , Amazonas, Brazil (-2.9633; -60.1953) .

Distribution: Colombia and Brazil.

Distribution in Colombia: Vichada: Natural National Park El Tuparro (5.3623; -67.8593) ( Luna-Sarmiento & Romero-Ortiz 2011 as Geogarypus sp.)

Repository of Colombian material: ICN-APs-270 (1 ♂)

Remarks: Collection data as in label: 72 masl; 12–23-mar-2011; David Luna and Catalina Romero leg; in varzea forest under tree bark. The specimen was part of an unpublished study on Pseudoscorpiones of the National Natural Park el Tuparro conducted by the collectors. Geogarypus is a widely distributed genus and G. amazonicus has only been recorded from the Brazilian Amazon. The specimen was collected in the Orinoco region and represents a range extension of distribution about 1300 km in a different ecosystem.