Charinus pescotti

Charinus pescotti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Charontidae
Genus: Charinus
Species:
C. pescotti
Binomial name
Charinus pescotti
Dunn, 1949

Charinus pescotti is a species of amblypygid arachnid (whip-spider) in the Charinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1949 by Australian arachnologist R. A. Dunn. The specific epithet pescotti honours Australian botanist Richard Pescott.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland, beneath rocks and bark and in plant litter on the forest floor. The type locality is Barron Falls, Kuranda.

Behaviour

The whip-spiders are terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunn, RA (1949). "New Pedipalpi from Australia and the Solomon Islands". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. 16: 7–15 [8].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Charinus pescotti Dunn, 1949". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2023-09-18.