Indohya haroldi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Hyidae |
Genus: | Indohya |
Species: | I. haroldi |
Binomial name | |
Indohya haroldi Harvey & Volschenk, 2007 |
Indohya haroldi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2007 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is Theda Pass, near Kalumburu, where specimens were collected from beneath rocks.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
References
- ^ Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 21 (4): 365–406 . doi:10.1071/IS05030.
- ^ "Species Indohya haroldi Harvey & Volschenk, 2007". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Indohya haroldi |
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