Apatochernes posticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Apatochernes
Species:
A. posticus
Binomial name
Apatochernes posticus
Beier, 1976[1]

Apatochernes posticus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 3.0 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is very dark chocolate-brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs only on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-west Pacific Ocean. The type locality is Mount Pitt, where the holotype was collected at an elevation of 300 m from a Meryta angustifolia tree.[2][1]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3: 199–246 [227]. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Apatochernes posticus Beier, 1976". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-05.


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