| Garypus longidigitus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypidae |
| Genus: | Garypus |
| Species: | G. longidigitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Garypus longidigitus | |
Garypus longidigitus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff. The specific epithet longidigitus refers to the very long and slender chelal fingers.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the female holotype is 4.4 mm. The colour is mainly brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Waua Islet, in the Murray Islands of Torres Strait.[2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia" (PDF). Psyche (Cambridge). 54: 35–56 [41].
- 1 2 3 "Species Garypus longidigitus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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