Synsphyronus mimetus

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

Synsphyronus mimetus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1943 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia in coastal habitats. The type locality is Corny Point on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chamberlin, JC (1943). "The taxonomy of the false scorpion genus Synsphyronus with remarks on the sporadic loss of stability in generally constant morphological characters". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 36: 486–500 [492]. doi:10.1093/aesa/36.3.486.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Synsphyronus mimetus Chamberlin, 1943". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.