Cryptocheiridium australicum

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Cryptocheiridium australicum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheiridiidae
Genus: Cryptocheiridium
Species:
C. australicum
Binomial name
Cryptocheiridium australicum
Beier, 1969 [1]

Cryptocheiridium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Murra El Elevyn Cave, near Cocklebiddy on the Nullarbor Plain. [2] [1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 171–187 [183].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cryptocheiridium australicum Beier, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-23.


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