| Austrochernes imitans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Austrochernes |
| Species: | A. imitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrochernes imitans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Austrochernes imitans is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. [1] [2]
The body length of males is 3.23–4.50 mm; that of females is 3.94–4.74 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is dark reddish-brown, legs red-brown, and abdomen pale yellow-brown. Eyes are absent. [1] [3]
The species occurs on the Nullarbor Plain and Hampton bioregions, in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Dingo Cave, where pseudoscorpions were found on guano and decaying vegetation in the dark zone. [2] [1] [3]
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators. [2] [1]
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
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