''Sathrochthonius webbi'' 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 1982 by American arachnologist William Muchmore. The

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''webbi'' honours John A. Webb who collected the type specimens.

Description

Body lengths are 1.3–1.8 mm. Eyes are lacking.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The

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is the Holy Jump Lava Cave, 25 km east of Warwick, where the specimens were collected from bat

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Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.

References

Chthoniidae Endemic fauna of Australia Pseudoscorpions of Australia Cave arachnids Arthropods of Queensland Animals described in 1982 Taxa named by William B. Muchmore {{pseudoscorpion-stub