Geogarypus longidigitatus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. longidigitatus
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Binomial name | |
Geogarypus longidigitatus | |
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Geogarypus longidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1897 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow. Subsequently, several other described species were synonymised with it by Mark Harvey.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs widely in Oceania and Southeast Asia in tropical and subtropical habitats. It inhabits plant litter and soil, and may also be found beneath bark and stones.[3]
Behaviour[edit]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Rainbow, WJ (1897). "The arachnidan fauna of Funafuti". Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 3: 105–124 [108].
- ^ Harvey, MS (2000). "From Siam to Rapa Nui - the identity and distribution of Geogarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow) (Pseudoscorpiones: Geogarypidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 11: 377–384 [108].
- ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow, 1897)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-17.