| Geogarypus exochus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Geogarypidae |
| Genus: | Geogarypus |
| Species: | G. exochus |
| Binomial name | |
| Geogarypus exochus | |
Geogarypus exochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. [1] [2]
The species occurs in the Mackay Region of central eastern Queensland. It has also been recorded from a site about 40 km north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is 140 km south of Mackay. [2]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter. [2]
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