Solinus australiensis
Appearance
Solinus australiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Garypinidae |
Genus: | Solinus |
Species: | S. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Solinus australiensis Chamberlin, 1930[1]
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Solinus australiensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in New South Wales and Victoria. The type locality is Barringun. The pseudoscorpions are found beneath rocks or tree bark.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10) 5 (25): 1–48, 585–620 [597]. doi:10.1080/00222933008673104.
- ^ a b c "Species Solinus australiensis Chamberlin, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-26.