Cryptocheiridium australicum

Cryptocheiridium australicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheiridiidae
Genus: Cryptocheiridium
Species:
C. australicum
Binomial name
Cryptocheiridium australicum
Beier, 1969

Cryptocheiridium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Murra El Elevyn Cave, near Cocklebiddy on the Nullarbor Plain.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 171–187 [183].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cryptocheiridium australicum Beier, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-23.