''Satrapanus'' is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It was described in 2007 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Erich Volschenk. The generic epithet comes from the Latin ''satrapa'' ('provincial governor') with reference to the pseudoscorpion being the only known species of the genus on the island.

Species

The genus contains the sole species ''Satrapanus grayi'', which was described 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 ...

in 1976.

Description

Body lengths of males are 1.68–2.03 mm; those of females 1.91–2.78 mm. The colour is mainly dark reddish-brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from Lord Howe Island, where it inhabits plant litter and other ground habitats.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

Chernetidae Pseudoscorpion genera Monotypic arachnid genera Pseudoscorpions of Australia Arthropods of New South Wales Fauna of Lord Howe Island Taxa described in 2007 Taxa named by Mark Harvey Taxa named by Erich Volschenk Taxa described in 1975 Taxa named by Max Beier {{pseudoscorpion-stub