Synsphyronus callus

Synsphyronus callus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff.[1][2]

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

Description

The body length of the holotype female is 3.3 mm. The colour is brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in rocky coastal habitats. The type locality is Rottnest Island, with a paratype specimen obtained at Cottesloe Beach near Perth.[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References
  1. Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia" (PDF). Psyche (Cambridge). 54: 36–56 [50]. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. "Species Synsphyronus callus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.


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