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Tyrannochthonius norfolkensis

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Tyrannochthonius norfolkensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Tyrannochthonius
Species:
T. norfolkensis
Binomial name
Tyrannochthonius norfolkensis
(Beier, 1976)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paraliochthonius norfolkensis Beier, 1976

Tyrannochthonius norfolkensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of males is 1.2 mm; that of females is 1.3-1.55 mm. The colour is brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in New Zealand as well as on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-west Pacific Ocean, where it inhabits plant litter. The type locality is Mount Pitt on Norfolk Island.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The arachnids are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (3): 199–246 [207]. doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Tyrannochthonius norfolkensis (Beier, 1976)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-05.