Geogarypus connatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. connatus |
Binomial name | |
Geogarypus connatus Harvey, 1986 |
Geogarypus connatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia, in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, within the Murray-Darling Basin. The type locality is Horseshoe Bend in the Little Desert National Park in western Victoria.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
References
- ^ Harvey, MS (1986). "The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 34 (5): 753–778 . doi:10.1071/ZO9860753.
- ^ "Species Geogarypus connatus Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Geogarypus connatus |
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