Garypus longidigitus

Garypus longidigitus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff. The specific epithet longidigitus refers to the very long and slender chelal fingers.[1][2]

Garypus longidigitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Garypus
Species:
G. longidigitus
Binomial name
Garypus longidigitus
Hoff, 1947[1]

Description

The body length of the female holotype is 4.4 mm. The colour is mainly brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Waua Islet, in the Murray Islands of Torres Strait.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References
  1. Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia" (PDF). Psyche (Cambridge). 54: 35–56 [41].
  2. "Species Garypus longidigitus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-20.


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