title: First record of the family Pseudochiridiidae (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from continental South America--a Pseudochiridium from a Brazilian cave.
abstract: The small pseudoscorpion family Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin, 1923 comprises two genera and 12 extant species recorded from Asia (Burma, Christmas Island, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Nicobars and Sumba), eastern, central and southern Africa (Chad, D.R. Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania), Madagascar, Seychelles (Aldabra), North America (Florida) and the Caribbean Islands of Dominican Republic and Cuba (Harvey 2013, Barba & Barroso 2013); one unidentified species is mentioned for the fauna of Mexico (Ceballos 2004). A fossil species has been described from Dominican amber by Judson (2007), who predicted the presence of this family in South America.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos - DEBE - UFSCar, Via Washington Luís, km 235, Caixa Postal 676, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: dmvschimonsky@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Diego Monteiro
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Von Schimonsky
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos - DEBE - UFSCar, Via Washington Luís, km 235, Caixa Postal 676, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Maria Elina
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bichuette
authors.affiliation: Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Ville de Genève, case postale 6434, CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahnert
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001097:Arachnida / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D009929:Organ Size