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Austinochernes zigzag

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Austinochernes zigzag
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Austinochernes
Species:
A. zigzag
Binomial name
Austinochernes zigzag
Harvey, 2021[1]

Austinochernes zigzag is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet zigzag refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of males is 2.40–2.80 mm. The colour of the pedipalps, coxae and carapace is deep red-brown, the legs yellow-brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in northern Tasmania. The type locality is the Zigzag Track at Cataract Gorge, Launceston, where the male holotype and paratypes were collected from beneath a rock.[2][1]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (2021). "A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities". Journal of Arachnology. 48 (3): 300–310 [308]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-20-038. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Austinochernes zigzag Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-06.