Heterolophus australicus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
| Heterolophus australicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chthoniidae |
| Genus: | Heterolophus |
| Species: | H. australicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterolophus australicus | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is the Joalah section of the Tamborine National Park. The pseudoscorpions were found in closed forest plant litter.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 171–187 [171]. JSTOR 41781731.
- ^ a b c "Species Heterolophus australicus Beier, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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