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Geogarypus plusculus

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Geogarypus plusculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Species:
G. plusculus
Binomial name
Geogarypus plusculus

Geogarypus plusculus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet plusculus (Latin: 'a little more') refers to it being yet another species in the genus.[1][2]

Description

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The body length of the male holotype is 1.65 mm. The overall colour is brown to reddish-brown, with some paler and darker patches.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is the Shothole Canyon Road lookout in the Cape Range National Park, where the holotype was found beneath rocks.[2]

Behaviour

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "Two new species of the pseudoscorpion genus Geogarypus (Pseudoscorpiones: Geogarypidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 71–78 [75]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.071-078. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus plusculus Cullen & Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.