Feaella tealei is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Feaellidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Kym Abrams, Amber Beavis, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey.[1][2]

Feaella tealei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Feaellidae
Genus: Feaella
Species:
F. tealei
Binomial name
Feaella tealei

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. The type locality is Sulphur Springs, about 140 km south-east of Port Hedland and 60 km west of Marble Bar.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Harvey, MS; Abrams, KM; Beavis, AS; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2016). "Pseudoscorpions of the family Feaellidae (Pseudoscorpiones : Feaelloidea) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia show extreme short-range endemism". Invertebrate Systematics. 30 (5): 491–508 [504]. doi:10.1071/IS16013.
  2. ^ a b "Species Feaella (Tetrafeaella) tealei Harvey, Abrams, Beavis, Hillyer & Huey, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.