Marachernes perup is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet perup refers to the type locality.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Marachernes |
| Species: | M. perup
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| Binomial name | |
| Marachernes perup | |
Description
editThe body length of the female holotype is 2.66 mm. The colour is mainly dark yellow-brown, with the front of the carapace and pedipalps dark red-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Perup Nature Reserve, some 40 km east of Manjimup, where the holotype was collected from beneath the bark of jarrah logs.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (1992). "A new genus of myrmecophilous Chernetidae from southern Australia (Pseudoscorpionida)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15: 763–775 [772]. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b c "Species Marachernes perup Harvey, 1992". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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