Cryptocheiridium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
| Cryptocheiridium australicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Cheiridiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocheiridium |
| Species: | C. australicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocheiridium australicum | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Murra El Elevyn Cave, near Cocklebiddy on the Nullarbor Plain.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 171–187 [183].
- ^ a b c "Species Cryptocheiridium australicum Beier, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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