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Synsphyronus pharangites

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Synsphyronus pharangites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. pharangites
Binomial name
Synsphyronus pharangites

Synsphyronus pharangites is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet pharangites (Greek: 'of a gully') refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of the male holotype is 2.72 mm; those of females are 2.94–3.47 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Carnarvon bioregion of North West Australia. The type locality is Shothole Canyon Road in the Cape Range. The pseudoscorpions were found beneath the bark of a Corymbia hamersleyana tree.[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 Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [48]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus pharangites Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.