Biology:Megachernes queenslandicus
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion
| Megachernes queenslandicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beier, M (1948). "Phoresie und Phagophilie bei Pseudoscorpioniden". Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift 1: 441–497 [480].
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
 |  |
