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C470D314FFE51726FF59FE8749DEFDEA.text	C470D314FFE51726FF59FE8749DEFDEA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parobisium (Chamberlin 1930)	<div><p>Genus Parobisium (Chamberlin, 1930)</p><p>Neobisium (Parobisium) Chamberlin, 1930: 17; Beier, 1932: 84; Morikawa, 1960: 112–113; Hoff, 1961: 427.</p><p>Parobisium Chamberlin: Chamberlin and Malcom, 1960: 112–113; Chamberlin, 1962: 123; Harvey, 1991: 394; Mahnert, 2003: 744–745.</p><p>Type species: Neobisium (Parobisium) magnum Chamberlin, 1930</p><p>Diagnosis. This genus is most similar to Neobisium Chamberlin, 1930 but can be distinguished by the position of the trichobothrium ist on the fixed chelal finger. In Parobisium, ist is positioned subdistally and closer to est whereas in Neobisium, ist is positioned sub-basally and closer to ib (Chamberlin, 1930; Zhang et al. 2020).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C470D314FFE51726FF59FE8749DEFDEA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon;Choi, Yong-Gun;Harms, Danilo;Yoo, Jung-Sun;Kim, Sora	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon, Choi, Yong-Gun, Harms, Danilo, Yoo, Jung-Sun, Kim, Sora (2026): Two new species of Parobisium (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) Chamberlin, 1930 from South Korea, with a preliminary phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 5741 (2): 339-352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6
C470D314FFE51724FF59FD614C34FB8B.text	C470D314FFE51724FF59FD614C34FB8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parobisium namkungi Jeong & Choi & Harms & Yoo & Kim 2026	<div><p>Parobisium namkungi Jeong &amp; Harms sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: AB5DE941-C97D-4ECD-A26D-A36AC3CEB120</p><p>(Figs 4–5)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype ♀, SOUTH KOREA: Chungcheongnam-Province, Nonsan-si, Byeolgok-myeon, Keunyonggul-cave, 36° 09' N, 127° 17' E; 13 June 2013; JH Oh leg. JBNUJH07.</p><p>Etymology. The species is named in honor of Mr. Jun Namkung, a pioneering arachnologist in Korea, in recognition of his significant contributions to Korean arachnology and speleology.</p><p>Diagnosis. This species is morphologically similar to Parobisium yosemite Cokendolpher and Krejca, 2010 in U.S.A. in the following characteristics: small anterior eyespots, pedipalpal femur longer than 1.4mm, and three pairs of setae on the posterior margin of carapace. However, both species can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the number of carapacal setae (23 in P. yosemite vs 26 in P. namkungi sp. nov.) and the number of blades of the rallum (eight in P. yosemite vs six in P. namkungi sp. nov.).</p><p>Description</p><p>Female, adult (holotype) (Figs. 4, 5)</p><p>Colour. Pedipalp, chelicera, and the anterior margin of the carapace strongly red; posterior margin of the carapace, legs, and abdomen brown (Fig. 4).</p><p>Chelicera (Fig. 5B). Palm smooth and with seven setae, one seta on the movable finger, nine marginal teeth on the fixed finger, 10 on the movable finger; serrula exterior with 30 blades, rallum with six blades.</p><p>Pedipalp (Figs 5D, E). Trochanter 1.9, femur 4.0, patella 2.6, chela 3.5, hand 1.9 times longer than broad, movable finger 1.2 times longer than the hand. Fixed finger with eight trichobothria, movable finger with four trichobothria: esb and eb positioned laterally; ib and isb positioned paraxially on the basal of the fixed finger, ist positioned on the dorsum of the fixed finger, grouped with ib and isb; est positioned medially on the fixed finger, positioned between et and ist; et and ist positioned terminally; b positioned on the basal of the movable finger, sb positioned between b and st; t positioned next to st, about two areolar apart. Fixed finger with 81, movable finger with 76 small and dentate marginal teeth.</p><p>Cephalothorax (Figs 5A, C). Carapace 2.0 times longer than broad, posterior eyes absent, anterior eyespots present, epistome small and triangular, 26 setae on the carapace, two pairs of setae on the anterior margin, three pairs of setae on the posterior margin. Three long and acuminate setae on the manducatory process, maxilla with seven setae; coxal chaetotaxy 9: 6: 3: 8.</p><p>Abdomen (Fig. 5G). Pleural membrane granulate; both tergites and sternites undivided; tergal chaetotaxy 6: 8: 10: 10: 12: 12: 12: 12: 11: 10: 6: 2; sternal chaetotaxy 12: 10: 10: 8: 8: 8: 9: 9: 8: 7: 2.</p><p>Legs (Figs 5F, H). Leg I: trochanter 1.7, femur 3.6, patella 2.8, tibia 6.4, metatarsus 3.2, tarsus 5.9 times longer than broad. Leg IV: trochanter 2.1, femur + patella 3.7, tibia 5.8, metatarsus 2.9, tarsus 4.5 times longer than broad. Arolium undivided; one pseudotactile seta present in the middle of the leg IV metatarsus.</p><p>Genitalia (Fig. 5G). Typical shape of the genus Parobisium . Sternite II with 12 setae; ten setae on the sternite III arranged in a single row.</p><p>Dimensions (in mm). Body length 2.54. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.63/0.33, femur 1.46/0.37, patella 1.32/0.51, chela 2.35/0.67, hand 1.27/0.67, movable finger 1.07. Chelicera: total 0.79/0.39, hand 0.21/0.39, movable finger 0.59. Leg I: trochanter 0.32/0.19, femur 0.61/0.17, patella 0.44/0.16, tibia 0.7/0.11, metatarsus 0.29/0.09 tarsus 0.47/0.08. Leg IV: trochanter 0.48/0.22, femur + patella 1.14/0.31, tibia 1.05/0.18, metatarsus 0.38/0.13, tarsus 0.54/0.12.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C470D314FFE51724FF59FD614C34FB8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon;Choi, Yong-Gun;Harms, Danilo;Yoo, Jung-Sun;Kim, Sora	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon, Choi, Yong-Gun, Harms, Danilo, Yoo, Jung-Sun, Kim, Sora (2026): Two new species of Parobisium (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) Chamberlin, 1930 from South Korea, with a preliminary phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 5741 (2): 339-352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6
C470D314FFE71729FF59FBFE4852FA33.text	C470D314FFE71729FF59FBFE4852FA33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parobisium troglophilum Jeong & Choi & Harms & Yoo & Kim 2026	<div><p>Parobisium troglophilum Jeong &amp; Harms sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F006807F-8BA3-410A-8722-840C2DB1A5D8</p><p>(Fig 6–8)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype ♀, SOUTH KOREA: Jeju Island, Jeju-si, Jocheon-eup, Seonhul-ri, Daeseopigul-cave, 33° 30' N, 126° 43' E; 13 June 2013; YG Choi, WR Kim leg; NIBRIV0000292520 . Paratype: 1♂, SOUTH KOREA: Jeju Island, Jeju-si, Jocheon-eup, Seonhul-ri, Daeseopigul-cave, 33° 30' N, 126° 43' E; P 13 June 2013; YG Choi, WR Kim leg; NIBRIV0000292519 . 1♂, SOUTH KOREA; Jeju Island, Jeju-si, Hallim-eup, HyeopJae-ri, Gunjigul-cave, 33° 23' N, 126° 14'; YG Choi, WR Kim leg; NIBRIV0000292520 .</p><p>Etymology. The species name refers the species’ subterranean biology in lava tubes on Jeju Island. The species name derives from the ancient Greek words troglo- (τρώγλη) and philía (φιλία), meaning “cave-dwelling.”</p><p>Diagnosis. This species is most similar to Parobisium wangae Guo and Zhang, 2016 from China in the following characters: the number of marginal teeth (68–79 in P. troglophilum sp. nov. vs 66–74 in P. wangae) and carapaceal chaetotaxy (four in the anterior margin, eight in the posterior margin). Both species can be distinguished by the combined characteristics: the number of carapacal setae (26 in P. troglophilum sp. nov. vs 28 in P. wangae) and the ratio of chela (3.2x in P. troglophilum sp. nov. vs 2.51–2.66x in P. wangae).</p><p>Description</p><p>Female, adult (holotype) (Figs. 5A–B, 6)</p><p>Colour. Carapace and pedipalp red; legs and abdomen light brown (Fig. 6).</p><p>Chelicera (Fig. 7B). Palm smooth and with seven setae, one seta on the movable finger; 11 marginal teeth on the movable finger, nine on the fixed finger; size of all marginal teeth similar; serrula exterior with 34 blades; rallum with eight blades.</p><p>Pedipalp (Figs 7D, E). Trochanter 2.1, femur 3.9, patella 2.4, chela 3.2, hand 1.5 times longer than broad, movable finger 1.1 times longer than the hand. Fixed finger with eight trichobothria, movable finger with four trichobothria: esb and eb positioned laterally; ib and isb positioned paraxially on the basal of the fixed finger, ist positioned on the dorsum of the fixed finger, grouped with ib and isb; est positioned medially on the fixed finger, positioned closer to et than ist; et and ist positioned terminally; b positioned on the basal of the movable finger, sb positioned between b and st; t positioned next to st, about two areolar apart. Fixed finger with 75, movable finger with 68 small and dentate marginal teeth.</p><p>Cephalothorax (Figs 7A, C). Carapace 1.2 times longer than broad; four small eyes; epistome small and triangular; 26 setae on the carapace; two pairs of setae on the anterior margin, four pairs of setae on the posterior margin. Five long and acuminate setae on the manducatory process, maxilla with seven setae; coxal chaetotaxy 7: 10: 7: 13.</p><p>Abdomen (Fig. 8C). Pleural membrane granulate; both tergites and sternites undivided; tergal chaetotaxy 10: 12: 14: 14: 13: 14: 13: 12: 12: 8: 6: 2; sternal chaetotaxy 18: 20: 20: 18: 22: 20: 16: 14: 12: 6: 2.</p><p>Legs (Figs 8A, B). Leg I: trochanter 1.3, femur 3.8, patella 2.8, tibia 4.9, metatarsus 3.3 times, tarsus 5.2 times longer than broad. Leg IV: trochanter 2 times, femur + patella 3.5 times, tibia 6.1 times, metatarsus 2.6 times, tarsus 4.08 times longer than broad. Arolium undivided; pseudotactile setae present on the dorsum of the leg IV tarsus and metatarsus, and the middle of the leg IV tibia.</p><p>Genitalia (Fig. 8C). Typical shape of the genus Parobisium . Sternite II with ten setae; 12 setae on the sternite III arranged in a single row.</p><p>Dimensions (in mm). Body length 4.39. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.83/0.40, femur 1.55/0.39, patella 1.35/0.56, chela 2.69/0.84, hand 1.27/0.85, movable finger 1.42. Chelicera: total 0.9/0.46, hand 0.24/0.46, movable finger 0.66. Leg I: trochanter 0.31/0.24, femur 0.79/0.21, patella 0.57/0.21, tibia 0.76/0.15, metatarsus 0.39/0.12, tarsus 0.55/0.11. Leg IV: trochanter 0.56/0.28, femur + patella 1.43/0.41, tibia 1.32/0.22, metatarsus 0.43/0.17, tarsus 0.58/0.14.</p><p>Variation (male, paratype) (Figs 6C, D)</p><p>Pedipalp. Trochanter 2.0, femur 4.0, patella 2.4, chela 3.2, hand 1.4 times longer than broad, movable finger 1.2 times longer than the hand. Movable finger with 76, fixed finger with 79 marginal teeth.</p><p>Cephalothorax. Carapace 1.3 times longer than broad, with 24 setae, four setae on the anterior margin, and eight setae on the posterior margin. Coxal chaetotaxy 6: 8: 10: 14.</p><p>Abdomen (Fig. 8D). Tergal chaetotaxy 10: 12: 13: 14: 14: 16: 14: 11: 12: 8: 6: 2; sternal chaetotaxy 33: 26: 20: 16: 14: 16: 14: 18: 12: 8: 2.</p><p>Legs. Leg I: trochanter 1.4, femur 3.8, patella 3, tibia 4.5, metatarsus 2.3, tarsus 3.5 times longer than broad. Leg IV: trochanter 2.3, femur + patella 3.5, tibia 6.0, metatarsus 2.6, tarsus 4.8 times longer than broad.</p><p>Genitalia (Fig. 8D). Typical shape of the genus Parobisium . Eight setae on the anterior margin of sternite II, 12 setae on the center of the genital opening area; 26 setae on the sternite III, two setae on the anterior margin of sternite III, six setae on the medial margin of sternite III, 18 setae on the posterior margin of sternite III.</p><p>Dimensions (in mm). Body length 3.65. Pedipalp: trochanter 0.74/0.37, femur 1.45/0.36, patella 1.26/0.52, chela 2.51/0.79, hand 1.13/0.79, movable finger 1.38. Chelicera: total 0.84/0.4, hand 0.24/0.4, movable finger 0.61. Leg I: trochanter 0.31/0.22, femur 0.68/0.18, patella 0.51/0.17, tibia 0.65/0.15, metatarsus 0.25/0.11, tarsus 0.36/0.1. Leg IV: trochanter 0.53/0.23, femur + patella 1.29/0.37, tibia 1.13/0.19, metatarsus 0.38/0.15, tarsus 0.61/0.13.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C470D314FFE71729FF59FBFE4852FA33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon;Choi, Yong-Gun;Harms, Danilo;Yoo, Jung-Sun;Kim, Sora	Jeong, Kyung-Hoon, Choi, Yong-Gun, Harms, Danilo, Yoo, Jung-Sun, Kim, Sora (2026): Two new species of Parobisium (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) Chamberlin, 1930 from South Korea, with a preliminary phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 5741 (2): 339-352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.6
