Biology:Indohya damocles

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Indohya damocles
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. damocles
Binomial name
Indohya damocles
Harvey & Volschenk, 2007[1]

Indohya damocles is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2007 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is Camerons Cave (C-452) in the Cape Range. The holotype was found in the dark zone, beneath a rock in the calcite pool chamber.[1][2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis". Invertebrate Taxonomy 21: 365–406 [387]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Indohya damocles Harvey & Volschenk, 2007". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/550db3a5-cae5-4b11-8a84-9f8a80eadcd4. 

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