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Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi

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Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Pseudotyrannochthoniidae
Genus: Pseudotyrannochthonius
Species:
P. jonesi
Binomial name
Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi
Synonyms
  • Tubbichthonius jonesi Chamberlin, 1962

Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Pseudotyrannochthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1962 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in eastern New South Wales, where it known only from the Jenolan karst. The type locality is given as ‘probably in Blue Mountains near Sydney’.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chamberlin, JC (1962). "New and little-known false scorpions, principally from caves, belonging to the families Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 123: 303–352 [317].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi (Chamberlin, 1962)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.