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Tyrannochthonius kermadecensis

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Tyrannochthonius kermadecensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Tyrannochthonius
Species:
T. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Tyrannochthonius kermadecensis
(Beier, 1976)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paraliochthonius kermadecensis Beier, 1976

Tyrannochthonius kermadecensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of the female specimens is 1.05-1.3 mm. The colouration is a greenish carapace, amber chela and chelicerae, and pale brownish or orange abdomen.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species has been recorded from the subtropical Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, as well as from Lord Howe Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea. The type locality is Meyers Island, an islet off Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, where the holotype female was collected from the deserted nest of a common blackbird. The paratype female from Lord Howe was found on foliage.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The arachnids are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 [205]. doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Tyrannochthonius kermadecensis (Beier, 1976)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-05.