On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico

espanolUna especie nueva de ricinulido epigeo del genero Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980 es descrita de un bosque de niebla del estado de Chiapas, Mexico. La especie es descrita basada en machos y hembras adultos: Pseudocellus franckei sp. nov. Esta es la sexta especie descrita de Chiapas, manteniendo el mas alto numero de especies de ricinulidos del pais. El numero total de especies descritas de Pseudocellus de Mexico se incrementa a 19, teniendo el mayor numero de Ricinulei en todo el mundo. EnglishA new species of epigean ricinuleid of the genus Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980 is described from a cloud forest of the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Pseudocellus franckei sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Chiapas, holding the highest number of ricinuleids species for the country. The total number of described species of Pseudocellus from Mexico increases to 19, having the highest number of Ricinulei worldwide.