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Garypus longidigitus

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Garypus longidigitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Garypus
Species:
G. longidigitus
Binomial name
Garypus longidigitus
Hoff, 1947[1]

Garypus longidigitus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff. The specific epithet longidigitus refers to the very long and slender chelal fingers.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of the female holotype is 4.4 mm. The colour is mainly brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Waua Islet, in the Murray Islands of Torres Strait.[2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 54: 35–56 [41]. doi:10.1155/1947/10875.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Garypus longidigitus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-20.