Synsphyronus mimulus
Synsphyronus mimulus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1943 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Synsphyronus mimulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypidae |
| Genus: | Synsphyronus |
| Species: | S. mimulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943[1] | |
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Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in southern and eastern Australia. The type locality is Corny Point on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.[2][1]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, JC (1943). "The taxonomy of the false scorpion genus Synsphyronus with remarks on the sporadic loss of stability in generally constant morphological characters (Arachnida: Chelonethida)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 36 (3): 486–500 [496]. doi:10.1093/aesa/36.3.486.
- "Species Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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