New species of pseudoscorpion discovered near Boulder

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science confirmed the discovery of the Larca boulderica, a new species of cave pseudoscorpion found near Boulder’s Flatirons. David Steinmann, research associate with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s Zoology Department, discovered the pseudoscorpion in 2008 while looking for invertebrates in a small cave with his wife and son in Boulder Open Space. “As soon as we found this pseudoscorpion in Mallory Cave, I suspected it was a new species because of its isolated habitat and unusual environment,” said Steinmann. The creature also...