Synsphyronus mimulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. mimulus
Binomial name
Synsphyronus mimulus
Synonyms
  • Synsphyronus (Maorigarypus) grayi Beier, 1975

Synsphyronus mimulus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1943 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern and eastern Australia. The type locality is Corny Point on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chamberlin, JC (1943). "The taxonomy of the false scorpion genus Synsphyronus with remarks on the sporadic loss of stability in generally constant morphological characters (Arachnida: Chelonethida)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 36 (3): 486–500 [496]. doi:10.1093/aesa/36.3.486.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.


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