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Geogarypus exochus

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Geogarypus exochus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Species:
G. exochus
Binomial name
Geogarypus exochus
Harvey, 1986[1]

Geogarypus exochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Mackay Region of central eastern Queensland. It has also been recorded from a site about 40 km north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is 140 km south of Mackay.[2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 [769]. doi:10.1071/ZO9860753.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus exochus Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.