Solinus australiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypinidae
Genus: Solinus
Species:
S. australiensis
Binomial name
Solinus australiensis

Solinus australiensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales and Victoria. The type locality is Barringun. The pseudoscorpions are found beneath rocks or tree bark.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Chamberlin, JC (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10) 5: 1–48, 585–620 [597].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Solinus australiensis Chamberlin, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-26.


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