''Lagynochthonius mordor'' 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 1989 by Australian
arachnologist Mark Harvey. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''mordor'' refers to the type locality.
Description
The body length of the male
holotype is 1.35 mm; that of the female
paratype is 1.53 mm. They are pale yellow-brown in colouration.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...
. 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 Tier Cave, North Mordor Tower,
Mount Mulgrave Station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
,
Cape York Peninsula.
Behaviour
The arachnids are
cave-dwelling,
terrestrial predators.
References
Chthoniidae
Endemic fauna of Australia
Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Cave arachnids
Arthropods of Queensland
Animals described in 1989
Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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