Biology:Sathrochthonius tuena
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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: | Chthoniidae |
| Genus: | Sathrochthonius |
| Species: | S. tuena
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| Binomial name | |
| Sathrochthonius tuena Chamberlin, 1962[1]
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Sathrochthonius tuena is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1962 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern New South Wales. The type locality is ‘probably in the Blue Mountains near Sydney’.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chamberlin, JC (1962). "New and little-known false scorpions, principally from caves, belonging to the families Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 123: 303–354 [304].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Sathrochthonius tuena Chamberlin, 1962". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/61423fd9-ad98-4e68-87b8-0a6df356f300.
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