Synsphyronus pharangites
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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. pharangites
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Synsphyronus pharangites is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet pharangites (Greek: 'of a gully') refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The body length of the male holotype is 2.72 mm; those of females are 2.94–3.47 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the Carnarvon bioregion of North West Australia. The type locality is Shothole Canyon Road in the Cape Range. The pseudoscorpions were found beneath the bark of a Corymbia hamersleyana tree.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [48]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus pharangites Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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