Biology:Megachernes queenslandicus

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Megachernes queenslandicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Megachernes
Species:
M. queenslandicus
Binomial name
Megachernes queenslandicus
Beier, 1948[1]

Megachernes queenslandicus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It was described in 1948 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Dinner Creek, Ravenshoe, on the Atherton Tableland, where the holotype was hosted by a bush rat. A paratype was obtained from Kuranda.[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beier, M (1948). "Phoresie und Phagophilie bei Pseudoscorpioniden". Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift 1: 441–497 [480]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Megachernes queenslandicus Beier, 1948". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/54272eb2-18f7-414c-b6dd-2dd95f9ba757. 

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