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Conicochernes incrassatus

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Conicochernes incrassatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Conicochernes
Species:
C. incrassatus
Binomial name
Conicochernes incrassatus
(Beier, 1933) [1]
Synonyms
  • Haplochernes incrassatus Beier, 1933

Conicochernes incrassatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1933 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Upper Ferntree Gully, 32 km east of central Melbourne, where the holotype was collected from beneath tree bark.[2][1]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Beier, M (1933). "Two new species of Cheliferinea (Pseudoscorpionidae)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10) 11: 644–647 [644]. doi:10.1080/00222933308673737.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Conicochernes incrassatus (Beier, 1933)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.