Afrochthonius reductus Beier, 1973

Batuwita, Sudesh & Benjamin, Suresh P., 2014, An annotated checklist and a family key to the pseudoscorpion fauna (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Sri Lanka, Zootaxa 3814 (1), pp. 37-67 : 44

Afrochthonius reductus Beier, 1973

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Afrochthonius reductus Beier 1973: 42 , fig 3.

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Previous records. Central Province: Hatton (type locality), Hakgala ( Beier 1973).

New record. Central Province: Kandy District: L 1.

Remarks. Found under decaying logs in primary forest. Mainly distinguished from A. ceylonicus by the trichobothrial position of the movable chelal finger ( Beier 1973). Our specimens of the two species are in accordance with the descriptions given by Beier (1973).

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FIGURE 4. A. Afrochthonius reductus, male, Dunumadalawa. B. Afrochthonius ceylonicus, male, Ohiya. C. Tyrannochthonius heterodentatus, male, Kottawa-Kombala FR. D. Lagynochthonius brincki, male, Sudagala (Kuruwita). E. Afrosternophorus ceylonicus, female, IFS Aroboretum. F. Hya chamberlini, female (left) and male, Unachchiya. G. Ideoblothrus ceylonicus H. Calocheiridius mussardi, male, Akkaraipattu. I. Olpium jacobsoni, male, Inginiyagala. J. Indolpium loyolae, female, Wanathavillua.