''Anaulacodithella plurisetosa'' is a
species of
pseudoscorpion in the
Chthoniidae
Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Fossil species are known from Baltic, Dominican, and Burmese amber.Biology Catalog Chthoniidae now inc ...
family. It is
endemic to Australia. It was
described in 1976 by Austrian
arachnologist Max Beier
Max Beier (6 April 1903 in Spittal an der Drau – 4 July 1979 in Vienna) was an Austrian arachnologist and entomologist.
He studied zoology at the University of Vienna, and obtained his doctorate there in 1927. He took up a post at the Natural H ...
.
Description
The body length is 1.3–1.5 mm.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs only on
Lord Howe Island in the
Tasman Sea. The
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is Boat Harbour. The pseudoscorpions are found in
plant litter.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are
terrestrial predators.
References
Chthoniidae
Endemic fauna of Australia
Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Arthropods of New South Wales
Fauna of Lord Howe Island
Animals described in 1976
Taxa named by Max Beier
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