''Tyrannochthonius billhumphreysi'' 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 2008 by Australian
arachnologists Karen Edward and
Mark Harvey.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the
Murchison bioregion of
Western Australia. 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 a
borehole on
Sturt Meadows Station
Sturt Meadows, or Sturt Meadows Station, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in Western Australia.
Description
The property is located about north west of Leonora and south of Lein ...
, some 40 km north-west of
Leonora.
Behaviour
The arachnids are
cave-dwelling,
terrestrial predators.
References
billhumphreysi
Endemic fauna of Australia
Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Cave arachnids
Arthropods of Western Australia
Animals described in 2008
Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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