Feaella tealei
Feaella tealei is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Feaellidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Kym Abrams, Amber Beavis, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey.[1][2]
| Feaella tealei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Feaellidae |
| Genus: | Feaella |
| Species: | F. tealei |
| Binomial name | |
| Feaella tealei | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. The type locality is Sulphur Springs, about 140 km south-east of Port Hedland and 60 km west of Marble Bar.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[1]
References
- Harvey, MS; Abrams, KM; Beavis, AS; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2016). "Pseudoscorpions of the family Feaellidae (Pseudoscorpiones : Feaelloidea) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia show extreme short-range endemism". Invertebrate Systematics. 30: 491–508 [504].
- "Species Feaella (Tetrafeaella) tealei Harvey, Abrams, Beavis, Hillyer & Huey, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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