''Eukoenenia mirabilis'' is a
species of
palpigrades, also known as microwhip scorpions, in the
Eukoeneniidae family. It was
described in 1885 by Italian
arachnologists
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Giovanni Battista Grassi (27 March 1854 – 4 May 1925) was an Italian physician and zoologist, best known for his pioneering works on parasitology, especially on malariology. He was Professor of Comparative Zoology at the University of Catania ...
and Salvatore Calandruccio.
Distribution and habitat
''Eukoenenia mirabilis'' is a
tramp species found in Europe and North Africa that has become
introduced elsewhere. The
type locality is
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
,
Sicily.
Behaviour
The palpigrades are
soil-dwelling,
terrestrial predators
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...
.
References
Palpigradi
Arachnids of Africa
Arachnids of Australia
Arachnids of Europe
Animals described in 1885
Taxa named by Giovanni Battista Grassi
Taxa named by Salvatore Calandruccio
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