Five new epigean Lagynochthonius species (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from southern China.

Five new Lagynochthonius species of the pseudoscorpion family Chthoniidae are described, based on morphological characters: Lagynochthoniusduo sp. nov. , Lagynochthoniusgibbus sp. nov. , Lagynochthoniushepingensis sp. nov. , Lagynochthoniushoui sp. nov. , and Lagynochthoniussanhuaensis sp. nov. All specimens were collected from epigean habitats in southern China.