Distribution mapping of smaller arachnid orders and Pseudoscorpiones in Malaysia

Faris Adly (Centre for Insect Systematics, Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)
Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir (Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia)
Nur-Athirah Abdullah (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)
Suriyanti Su (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)
Nurul Fatihah Abd Latip (Fakulti Perladangan dan Agroteknologi, Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Perlis Kampus Arau, Malaysia)
Madihah Halim (Faculty of Agroscience, University College of Agroscience Malaysia, Malaysia)
Faszly Rahim (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Islamic Science Institute, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia)

Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia
Vol 19 No 2 (2022): July

This checklist serves as a basic information based on compilation from published literatures, internet database and from specimens’ collection stored at Center of Insect Systematics Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. To date, this study compiled smaller arachnids (28 species) and Pseudoscorpiones (41 species) that had been recorded in Malaysia. Although smaller arachnid orders were concentrated at localities with average rainfall and humidity,  Pseudoscorpiones can be found at both wet and dry environments. More work is needed to determine the species diversity and distribution of these cryptic group.