Synsphyronus callus

Synsphyronus callus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. callus
Binomial name
Synsphyronus callus
Hoff, 1947

Synsphyronus callus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff.

Description

The body length of the holotype female is 3.3 mm. The colour is brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in rocky coastal habitats. The type locality is Rottnest Island, with a paratype specimen obtained at Cottesloe Beach near Perth.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 54: 36–56 [50]. doi:10.1155/1947/10875. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Synsphyronus callus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.