Eukoenenia mirabilis is a species of palpigrades, also known as microwhip scorpions, in the Eukoeneniidae family. It was described in 1885 by Italian arachnologists Giovanni Battista Grassi and Salvatore Calandruccio.[1][2]

Eukoenenia mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Palpigradi
Family: Eukoeneniidae
Genus: Eukoenenia
Species:
E. mirabilis
Binomial name
Eukoenenia mirabilis
Synonyms
  • Koenenia mirabilis Grassi & Calandruccio, 1885

Distribution and habitat

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Eukoenenia mirabilis is a tramp species found in Europe and North Africa that has become introduced elsewhere. The type locality is Catania, Sicily.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The palpigrades are soil-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Grassi, B; Calandruccio, S (1885). "Intorno ad un nuovo Aracnide Artrogastro (Koenenia mirabilis) che crediamo rappresentante d'un nuovo ordine (Microteliphonidae)". Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di Scienze Naturali. Palermo. 4: 127–133, 162–168 [165].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Eukoenenia mirabilis (Rucker, 1903)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.