Indohya pusilla

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Indohya pusilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. pusilla
Binomial name
Indohya pusilla
Harvey, 1993 [1]

Indohya pusilla is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1993 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is closed forest 3.4 km south-west of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators which inhabit plant litter. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Harvey, MS (1993). "The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 7: 1–32 [23]. doi:10.1071/IT9930001.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Indohya pusilla Harvey, 1993". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.