Biology:Australochelifer
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Short description: Genus of pseudoscorpions
| Australochelifer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheliferidae |
| Genus: | Australochelifer Beier, 1975[1] |
| Type species | |
| Australochelifer pygmaeus Beier, 1975
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Australochelifer is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1975 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2][3]
Species
The genus contains the single species Australochelifer pygmaeus Beier, 1975.[2][4]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is near Waste Point on Mount Kosciuszko, where the pseudoscorpions were found in open forest plant litter.[4][1]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[4][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Beier, M (1975). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien und Neu-Guinea". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 78: 203–213 [209].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus: Australochelifer Beier, 1975". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/species/243. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ↑ "Genus Australochelifer Beier, 1975". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/434a141e-bc42-4255-bb20-a893d2065d90.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Species Australochelifer pygmaeus Beier, 1975". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bc4a6e6c-1a34-43f5-9714-14492e1fb3cc.
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