Austinochernes zigzag is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet zigzag refers to the type locality.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Austinochernes |
| Species: | A. zigzag
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| Austinochernes zigzag | |
Description
editThe body length of males is 2.40–2.80 mm. The colour of the pedipalps, coxae and carapace is deep red-brown, the legs yellow-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in northern Tasmania. The type locality is the Zigzag Track at Cataract Gorge, Launceston, where the male holotype and paratypes were collected from beneath a rock.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (2021). "A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities". Journal of Arachnology. 48 (3): 300–310 [308]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-20-038. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Species Austinochernes zigzag Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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