Australochelifer

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Australochelifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheliferidae
Genus: Australochelifer
Beier, 1975 [1]
Type species
Australochelifer pygmaeus
Beier, 1975

Australochelifer is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1975 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

The genus contains the single species Australochelifer pygmaeusBeier, 1975. [2] [4]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is near Waste Point on Mount Kosciuszko, where the pseudoscorpions were found in open forest plant litter. [4] [1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [4] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beier, M (1975). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien und Neu-Guinea". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 78: 203–213 [209].
  2. 1 2 "Genus: Australochelifer Beier, 1975". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. "Genus Australochelifer Beier, 1975". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Species Australochelifer pygmaeus Beier, 1975". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-19.