Synsphyronus sertus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet sertus (Latin: 'join' or 'knit') refers to the fused metatarsi and tarsi.[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: | Garypidae |
| Genus: | Synsphyronus |
| Species: | S. sertus
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Description
editThe body lengths of males are 2.96–3.29 mm; those of females 3.34–3.73 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown with paired darker patches.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the southern Northern Territory. The type locality is Henbury Station in the James Range of the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion, some 130 km south of Alice Springs. The pseudoscorpions were found under shaded sandstone rocks in a south-facing gully.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [54]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus sertus Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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