Indohya damocles | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Hyidae |
Genus: | Indohya |
Species: | I. damocles |
Binomial name | |
Indohya damocles | |
Indohya damocles is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2007 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk. [1] [2]
The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is Camerons Cave (C-452) in the Cape Range. The holotype was found in the dark zone, beneath a rock in the calcite pool chamber. [1] [2]
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling terrestrial predators. [2]
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