Anysrius brochus

Anysrius brochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Family:	Syarinidae
Genus:	Anysrius
Species:	A. brochus
Binomial name
	Anysrius brochus; Harvey, 1998

Anysrius brochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1998 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet brochus (Latin: ‘projection of teeth’) refers to the cheliceral teeth of the male.

Description

The body length of the holotype male is 1.52 mm; that of the paratype female is 1.63 mm. The carapace and pedipalps are reddish-brown; the rest of the body paler.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North West Tasmania. The type locality is a site on Chatlee Road in the Salmon River forestry area, where the holotype was found in Eucalyptus obliqua wet sclerophyll forest.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Harvey, MS (1998). "Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 26: 429–441 [434]. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
1 2 3 "Species Anysrius brochus Harvey, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

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[harvey1998-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Harvey, MS (1998). "Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 26: 429–441 [434]. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Species Anysrius brochus Harvey, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.