Biology:Apatochernes posticus
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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: | Apatochernes |
| Species: | A. posticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apatochernes posticus Beier, 1976[1]
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Apatochernes posticus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 3.0 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is very dark chocolate-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs only on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-west Pacific Ocean. The type locality is Mount Pitt, where the holotype was collected at an elevation of 300 m from a Meryta angustifolia tree.[2][1]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 3: 199–246 [227]. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Apatochernes posticus Beier, 1976". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e291cfc3-cbaf-4dda-a6b1-d3bc56a1ec93.
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