Biology:Geogarypus connatus

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Geogarypus connatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Species:
G. connatus
Binomial name
Geogarypus connatus
Harvey, 1986[1]

Geogarypus connatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. [1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia, in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, within the Murray-Darling Basin. The type locality is Horseshoe Bend in the Little Desert National Park in western Victoria.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harvey, MS (1986). "The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida)". Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 753–778 [772]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Geogarypus connatus Harvey, 1986". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/53bbd243-12c7-4c29-8d6d-8bf4fda662d3. 

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