Austrochernes australiensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by Danish arachnologist Carl Johannes With.[1][2]
| Austrochernes australiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Austrochernes |
| Species: | A. australiensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Austrochernes australiensis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Queensland, which is also given as the type locality.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d With, CJ (1905). "On Chelonethi, chiefly from the Australian region, in the collection of the British Museum, with observations on the "coxal sac" and on some cases of abnormal segmentation". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (7) 15 (85): 94–143, 328 [101]. doi:10.1080/03745480509443642.
- ^ a b c "Species Austrochernes australiensis (With, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
 | This pseudoscorpion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |