Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi
Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Pseudotyrannochthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1962 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Pseudotyrannochthoniidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotyrannochthonius |
| Species: | P. jonesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi (Chamberlin, 1962)[1] | |
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Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern New South Wales, where it known only from the Jenolan karst. The type locality is given as ‘probably in Blue Mountains near Sydney’.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, JC (1962). "New and little-known false scorpions, principally from caves, belonging to the families Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 123: 303–352 [317].
- "Species Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi (Chamberlin, 1962)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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