Austrochernes australiensis
Appearance
Austrochernes australiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Chernetidae |
Genus: | Austrochernes |
Species: | A. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Austrochernes australiensis | |
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Austrochernes australiensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by Danish arachnologist Carl Johannes With.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in Queensland, which is also given as the type locality.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d With, CJ (1905). "On Chelonethi, chiefly from the Australian region, in the collection of the British Museum, with observations on the "coxal sac" and on some cases of abnormal segmentation". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (7) 15 (85): 94–143, 328 [101]. doi:10.1080/03745480509443642.
- ^ a b c "Species Austrochernes australiensis (With, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-07.