Indohya damocles

Indohya damocles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. damocles
Binomial name
Indohya damocles
Harvey & Volschenk, 2007

Indohya damocles is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2007 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is Camerons Cave (C-452) in the Cape Range. The holotype was found in the dark zone, beneath a rock in the calcite pool chamber.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 21 (4): 365–406 [387]. doi:10.1071/IS05030.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Indohya damocles Harvey & Volschenk, 2007". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.