Biology:Afrosternophorus hirsti
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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: | Sternophoridae |
| Genus: | Afrosternophorus |
| Species: | A. hirsti
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| Afrosternophorus hirsti (Chamberlin, 1932)[1]
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Afrosternophorus hirsti is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1932 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. The specific epithet honours Dr F. S. Hirst who collected the holotype.[1][2]
Description
The body length of males is 2.0–2.3 mm; that of females 1.8–2.9 mm.[1][3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in New South Wales and Queensland. The type locality is Barringun, on the border between the two states. The pseudoscorpions are found under tree bark.[2][1]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chamberlin, JC (1932). "On some false scorpions of the superfamily Cheiridioidea (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist 8: 137–144 [143]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225362#page/149/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Afrosternophorus hirsti (Chamberlin, 1932)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c16e58f8-6b86-443b-92bb-62fff745a4e3.
- ↑ Harvey, MS (1985). "The systematics of the family Sternophoridae (Pseudoscorpionida)". Journal of Arachnology 13: 141–209 [190]. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3705024?read-now=1&seq=46#page_scan_tab_contents. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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