Synsphyronus ejuncidus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Garypidae |
Genus: | Synsphyronus |
Species: | S. ejuncidus
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Binomial name | |
Synsphyronus ejuncidus |
Synsphyronus ejuncidus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1987 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ejuncidus ( Latin: 'rushlike' or 'slender') refers to the pseudoscorpions’ thin pedipalpal appendages. [1] [2]
The body length of females is 3.4–4.0 mm; that of males is 2.9–3.0 mm. Colouration is light yellowish-brown. [1]
The species occurs in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The type locality is 8 km south of Knob Peak on Carlton Hill Station in the east Kimberley region. It has also been recorded from Wigley Waterhole on the Todd River, 8 km north of Alice Springs. [2] [1]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2]