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Geogarypus connatus

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Geogarypus connatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Species:
G. connatus
Binomial name
Geogarypus connatus
Harvey, 1986[1]

Geogarypus connatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. [1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-eastern Australia, in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, within the Murray-Darling Basin. The type locality is Horseshoe Bend in the Little Desert National Park in western Victoria.[2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harvey, MS (1986). "The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 34 (5): 753–778 [772]. doi:10.1071/ZO9860753.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus connatus Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.