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Indohya haroldi

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Indohya haroldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. haroldi
Binomial name
Indohya haroldi

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.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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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.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 [394]. doi:10.1071/IS05030.
  2. ^ a b c "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.