Austinochernes andrewaustini
Austinochernes andrewaustini | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Chernetidae |
Genus: | Austinochernes |
Species: | A. andrewaustini
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Binomial name | |
Austinochernes andrewaustini |
Austinochernes andrewaustini is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet andrewaustini honours Professor Andy Austin.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The body length of the male holotype is 2.87 mm; that of female paratypes 2.66–2.82 mm. The colour of the pedipalps, coxae and carapace is deep red-brown, the legs yellow-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is the summit of Mount Barker in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide, where the holotype was collected from beneath a rock, with ants. The species has also been recorded from Sherbrooke Forest in the Dandenong Ranges, 40 km east of Melbourne.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (2021). "A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities". Journal of Arachnology. 48: 300–310 [307]. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Species Austinochernes andrewaustini Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-06.