Synsphyronus mimulus
Synsphyronus mimulus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Garypidae |
Genus: | Synsphyronus |
Species: | S. mimulus |
Binomial name | |
Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943[1] | |
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Synsphyronus mimulus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1943 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in southern and eastern Australia. The type locality is Corny Point on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chamberlin, JC (1943). "The taxonomy of the false scorpion genus Synsphyronus with remarks on the sporadic loss of stability in generally constant morphological characters (Arachnida: Chelonethida)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 36 (3): 486–500 [496]. doi:10.1093/aesa/36.3.486.
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.