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Synsphyronus sertus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. sertus
Binomial name
Synsphyronus sertus
Cullen & Harvey, 2021 [1]

Synsphyronus sertus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet sertus ( Latin: 'join' or 'knit') refers to the fused metatarsi and tarsi. [1] [2]

Description

The body lengths of males are 2.96–3.29 mm; those of females 3.34–3.73 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown with paired darker patches. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the southern Northern Territory. The type locality is Henbury Station in the James Range of the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion, some 130 km south of Alice Springs. The pseudoscorpions were found under shaded sandstone rocks in a south-facing gully. [2] [1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [54]. doi: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus sertus Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Synsphyronus sertus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. sertus
Binomial name
Synsphyronus sertus
Cullen & Harvey, 2021 [1]

Synsphyronus sertus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet sertus ( Latin: 'join' or 'knit') refers to the fused metatarsi and tarsi. [1] [2]

Description

The body lengths of males are 2.96–3.29 mm; those of females 3.34–3.73 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown with paired darker patches. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the southern Northern Territory. The type locality is Henbury Station in the James Range of the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion, some 130 km south of Alice Springs. The pseudoscorpions were found under shaded sandstone rocks in a south-facing gully. [2] [1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [54]. doi: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus sertus Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.



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