Lagynochthonius polydentatus

Lagynochthonius polydentatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologists Karen Edward and Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Lagynochthonius polydentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chthoniidae
Genus: Lagynochthonius
Species:
L. polydentatus
Binomial name
Lagynochthonius polydentatus
Edward & Harvey, 2008[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Murchison bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is a borehole on Sturt Meadows Station, some 40 km north-west of Leonora.[1][2]

Behaviour

The arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1]

References

  1. Edward, KL; Harvey, MS (2008). "Short-range endemism in hypogean environments: the pseudoscorpion genera Tyrannochthonius and Lagynochthonius (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) in the semiarid zone of Western Australia". Invertebrate Systematics. 22: 259–293 [285].
  2. "Species Lagynochthonius polydentatus Edward & Harvey, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.


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