Biology:Protogarypinus giganteus

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Protogarypinus giganteus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypinidae
Genus: Protogarypinus
Species:
P. giganteus
Binomial name
Protogarypinus giganteus
Beier, 1954[1]

Protogarypinus giganteus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is near the mouth of the Denmark River, Denmark, where the female holotype was found under tree bark.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beier, M (1954). "Report from Prof. T. Gislén's expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 7. Pseudoscorpionidea". Lunds Universitets Årsskrift N.F. 50 (3): 1–26 [4]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Protogarypinus giganteus Beier, 1954". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/a3b6da66-f610-4e72-b551-44b6e9f8c7cf. 

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