Geogarypus facetus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. facetus |
Binomial name | |
Geogarypus facetus | |
Geogarypus facetus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet facetus (Latin: 'fine' or 'elegant') refers to the beauty of the species. [1] [2]
The body length of the male holotype is 1.55 mm. The overall colour is brown, with some paler and darker patches. [1]
The species occurs in the Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is Wongalara, some 120 km south-east of Kakadu National Park, where the holotype was found beneath rocks. [2]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter. [2] [1]
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