Larca boulderica

{{Short description|Species of pseudoscorpions}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Speciesbox | image = Larca boulderica.jpg | genus = Larca | species = boulderica | authority = Harvey & Steinmann, 2024 }}

'''''Larca boulderica''''' is a species of pseudoscorpion of the family Larcidae.

== Distribution == This species is endemic to Boulder, Colorado in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=New Species of Cave Pseudoscorpion |url=https://www.dmns.org/press-room/press-releases/local-scientists-discover-new-species-of-cave-pseudoscorpion-named-after-boulder/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.dmns.org |language=en-us}}</ref> It was found in Mallory Cave at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Harvey |first1=Mark S. |last2=Steinmann |first2=David B. |date=25 April 2024 |title=A new troglomorphic species of ''Larca'' (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae) from Colorado |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/120353/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=1198 |pages=279–294 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1198.120353 |doi-access=free |pmid=38708379 |pmc=11066502 |bibcode=2024ZooK.1198..279H |issn=1313-2970}}</ref>

== Description == The species has crab-like pincers and is the size of a sesame seed.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhodes |first=Maddie |date=8 July 2024 |title=Family discovers new cave-dwelling species in Boulder |url=https://kdvr.com/news/colorado/family-discovers-new-cave-dwelling-species-in-boulder/ |access-date=20 July 2024 |website=KDVR}}</ref>

== Etymology == The species is named after the city it was first discovered in: Boulder, Colorado.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:Garypoidea Category:Animals described in 2024 Category:Endemic fauna of Colorado Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey