Tyrannochthonius butleri is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1991 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet butleri honours naturalist Harry Butler (1930–2015), who provided funding for fieldwork in the Cape Range.[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: | Chthoniidae |
| Genus: | Tyrannochthonius |
| Species: | T. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tyrannochthonius butleri | |
Description
editThe species lacks eyes. The body length of the male is 1.07 mm; that of the female is 1.22 mm. The colour is very pale yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Cape Range of North West Australia. The type locality is Cave C-167, where the holotype male was found beneath a rock in the dark zone.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (1991). "The cavernicolous pseudoscorpions (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpionida) of Cape Range, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15: 487–502 [490].
- ^ a b "Species Tyrannochthonius butleri Harvey, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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