Indohya panops

Indohya panops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. panops
Binomial name
Indohya panops
Harvey, 1993

Indohya panops is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1993 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is 13.5 km north-east of Crystal Head, in closed forest on South West Osborn Island.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators which inhabit plant litter.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harvey, MS (1993). "The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 7: 1–32 [19]. doi:10.1071/IT9930001.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Indohya panops Harvey, 1993". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.