Synsphyronus magnus

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

Description

The body length of the holotype female is 4.45 mm. The colour is mainly brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in woodland habitats. The type locality is Margaret River.[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 [47]. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. "Species Synsphyronus magnus Hoff, 1947". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-23.


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