Indohya beieri
Appearance
Indohya beieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Hyidae |
Genus: | Indohya |
Species: | I. beieri
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Binomial name | |
Indohya beieri |
Indohya beieri is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1993 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is 3.4 km south-west of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Harvey, MS (1993). "The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 7: 1–32 [25]. doi:10.1071/IT9930001.
- ^ a b c "Species Indohya beieri Harvey, 1993". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-10.