| Protochelifer brevidigitatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheliferidae |
| Genus: | Protochelifer |
| Species: | P. brevidigitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protochelifer brevidigitatus (Tubb, 1937) | |
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Protochelifer brevidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheliferidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1937 by Australian zoologist Alan Tubb.
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 2.7 mm. The colour is dark brown.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Lady Julia Percy Island, where the holotype was found under a basalt boulder.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
References
- ^ Tubb, JA (1937). "Reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for field investigation and research (Lady Julia Percy Island). 19. Arachnida". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. ns 49: 412–421 .
- ^ "Species Protochelifer brevidigitatus (Tubb, 1937)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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