Biology:Austrochernes guanophilus
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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: | Austrochernes |
| Species: | A. guanophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrochernes guanophilus (Beier, 1967)
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Austrochernes guanophilus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1967 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 3.36 mm; that of the female paratype is 3.97 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is dark reddish-brown, the abdomen and legs deep red-brown. Eyes are absent.[1][3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Wombeyan Caves, in the Southern Highlands of south-eastern New South Wales. The type locality is Fig Tree Cave, where the pseudoscorpions were found in guano.[2][1][3]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Beier, M (1967). "Some Pseudoscorpionidea from Australia, chiefly from caves". The Australian Zoologist 14: 199–205 [200]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119449#page/221/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Austrochernes guanophilus (Beier, 1967)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2ae0523b-8e12-43bf-9f98-d5eedd57d088.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "A review of some Australasian Chernetidae: Sundochernes, Troglochernes and a new genus (Pseudoscorpiones)". Journal of Arachnology 35: 238–277 [247]. https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/volume/36/. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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