Anysrius chamberlini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Syarinidae
Genus: Anysrius
Species:
A. chamberlini
Binomial name
Anysrius chamberlini
Harvey, 1998[1]

Anysrius chamberlini is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1998 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet chamberlini honours American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Description

The body length of the holotype male is 1.570 mm; that of the paratype female is 1.920 mm. The carapace and pedipalps are reddish-brown; the rest of the body paler.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South West Tasmania. The type locality is Frodsham's Pass, where the holotype was found in temperate rainforest dominated by Nothofagus. [1][2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Harvey, MS (1998). "Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 26: 429–441 [431]. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Anysrius chamberlini Harvey, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.


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