Biology:Austrochernes imitans
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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Austrochernes |
| Species: | A. imitans
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrochernes imitans (Beier, 1969)[1]
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Austrochernes imitans is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
Description
The body length of males is 3.23–4.50 mm; that of females is 3.94–4.74 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is dark reddish-brown, legs red-brown, and abdomen pale yellow-brown. Eyes are absent.[1][3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs on the Nullarbor Plain and Hampton bioregions, in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Dingo Cave, where pseudoscorpions were found on guano and decaying vegetation in the dark zone.[2][1][3]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 73: 171–187 [185].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Austrochernes imitans (Beier, 1969)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/259cf8c3-2f44-43c0-b562-938fd8cb5f96.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "A review of some Australasian Chernetidae: Sundochernes, Troglochernes and a new genus (Pseudoscorpiones)". Journal of Arachnology 35: 238–277 [243]. https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/volume/36/. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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