| Ideoblothrus nesotymbus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Syarinidae |
| Genus: | Ideoblothrus |
| Species: | I. nesotymbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ideoblothrus nesotymbus | |
Ideoblothrus nesotymbus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Syarinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1991 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Karen Edward. The specific epithet nesotymbus comes from Greek: nesos (‘island’) and tymbos (‘tomb’), with reference to the type locality.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 1.35 mm; that of paratype females is 1.79-2.31 mm. The colour of carapace and pedipalps is reddish-brown, with the chelicerae and coxae orange, legs and abdomen pale tan. Eyes are absent.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs on Barrow Island off the Pilbara coast of North West Australia. The type locality is a borehole in limestone karst, 5.8 km north-west of Chevron Texaco Camp.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are hypogean, terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Harvey, MS; Edward, KL (2007). "A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia". Journal of Natural History. 41 (5–8): 445–472 [457]. doi:10.1080/00222930701219123. S2CID 83607483. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- 1 2 3 "Species Ideoblothrus nesotymbus Harvey & Edward, 2007". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-15.