Indohya napierensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Hyidae
Genus: Indohya
Species:
I. napierensis
Binomial name
Indohya napierensis
Harvey & Volschenk, 2007[1]

Indohya napierensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2007 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is Old Napier Downs Cave (KN-1) in the Napier Range, where the holotype female was collected from beneath a rock in a vadose tube.[1][2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harvey, MS; Volschenk, ES (2007). "Systematics of the Gondwanan pseudoscorpion family Hyidae (Pseudoscorpiones:Neobisioidea): new data and a revised phylogenetic hypothesis". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 21: 365–406 [399].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Indohya napierensis Harvey & Volschenk, 2007". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-12.


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