Tyrannochthonius cavernicola
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Chthoniidae |
Genus: | Tyrannochthonius |
Species: | T. cavernicola
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Binomial name | |
Tyrannochthonius cavernicola | |
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Tyrannochthonius cavernicola is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The male holotype has a body length of 2.5 mm. The colour is pale reddish-brown. Eyes and eye-pigment are completely lacking.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs only on Lord Howe Island, an offshore island of New South Wales in the Tasman Sea. The type locality is the totally dark zone of a cave at North Bay (Station 3).[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The arachnids are cave-dwelling terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (3): 199–246 [209]. doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913.
- ^ a b c "Species Tyrannochthonius cavernicola (Beier, 1976)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-05.