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Feaella callani

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Feaella callani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Feaellidae
Genus: Feaella
Species:
F. callani
Binomial name
Feaella callani

Feaella callani is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Feaellidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Kym Abrams, Amber Beavis, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. The type locality is 7 km north of Newman.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Harvey, MS; Abrams, KM; Beavis, AS; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2016). "Pseudoscorpions of the family Feaellidae (Pseudoscorpiones : Feaelloidea) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia show extreme short-range endemism". Invertebrate Systematics. 30 (5): 491–508 [497]. doi:10.1071/IS16013.
  2. ^ a b "Species Feaella (Tetrafeaella) callani Harvey, Abrams, Beavis, Hillyer & Huey, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.