Tartarocreagris texana

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Tartarocreagris texana
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T. texana
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Tartarocreagris texana
Muchmore, 1969
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Microcreagris texana

Tartarocreagris texana is a species of arachnid in family Neobisiidae. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only two caves in Travis County. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This pseudoscorpion is about 4 millimeters long. It is a troglobite, spending its entire life in caves. It is eyeless. It has no tail and no stinger. It has pincers which it uses to capture small arthropods. [2]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Tartarocreagris texana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T21497A9290458. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21497A9290458.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. USFWS. Final rule to determine 5 Texas cave invertebrates to be endangered species. Federal Register September 16, 1988.