Geogarypus plusculus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. plusculus
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Binomial name | |
Geogarypus plusculus |
Geogarypus plusculus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet plusculus ( Latin: 'a little more') refers to it being yet another species in the genus. [1] [2]
The body length of the male holotype is 1.65 mm. The overall colour is brown to reddish-brown, with some paler and darker patches. [1]
The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is the Shothole Canyon Road lookout in the Cape Range National Park, where the holotype was found beneath rocks. [2]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]
Geogarypus plusculus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. plusculus
|
Binomial name | |
Geogarypus plusculus |
Geogarypus plusculus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet plusculus ( Latin: 'a little more') refers to it being yet another species in the genus. [1] [2]
The body length of the male holotype is 1.65 mm. The overall colour is brown to reddish-brown, with some paler and darker patches. [1]
The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is the Shothole Canyon Road lookout in the Cape Range National Park, where the holotype was found beneath rocks. [2]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]