Description of Five New Species of Schizomida, Including a Troglophile Species (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Ecuador

Key Points

• To describe five new species of Schizomida from Ecuador, contributing to the understanding of this group's diversity.
• Descriptive taxonomic work on specimens collected from the Ecuadorian Andes and Amazonian regions.
• Classification into three different genera: Colombiazomus, Hansenochrus, and Surazomus.
• Creation of a distribution map for the newly described species.
• Five new species were identified: Colombiazomus karsticus, Hansenochrus maicun, Hansenochrus pastaza, Surazomus colonso, and Surazomus yasunin.
• Known habitats include both mountainous and Amazonian rainforest environments.
• A distribution map illustrating their locations was provided.