Apochthonius forbesi Benedict, 1979:79

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, 2025)

Last record: 20 May 1972 (Benedict, 1979:79)

 

Distribution & Habitat

Oregon, USA

Type locality: "Oregon: Deschutes Co., 14 km S, 11 km E of Bend (1385 m), mosses and leaf litter of mountain spray" (Benedict, 1979:79)

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Benedict, Ellen M. (1979). A new species of Apochthonius Chamberlin from Oregon (Pseudoscorpionida, Chthoniidae). J . Arachnol. 7: 79-83. [automatic download]

 

Other references:

Harvey, M. S. (1991). Catalogue of the Pseudoscorpionida. Manchester University Press, Manchester: 725 pp. [p. 136]

NatureServe. (2026). Apochthonius forbesi. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 18 August 2026]

Oregon Biodiversity Information Center. (2019). Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon. Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. 133 pp.

Oregon Biodiversity Information Center. (2025). Rare, Threatened and Endangered Zoology Species of Oregon. Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. 44 pp.

 

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