''Tyrannochthonius butleri'' 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 1991 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 ...
''butleri'' honours naturalist
Harry Butler (1930–2015), who provided funding for fieldwork in the Cape Range.
Description
The species lacks eyes. The body length of the male is 1.07 mm; that of the female is 1.22 mm. The colour is very pale yellow.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the
Cape Range
The Cape Range is a small subrange of the Kitimat Ranges, located on the southern end of Calvert Island, British Columbia, Canada
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of
North West 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 Cave C-167, where the
holotype male was found beneath a rock in the dark zone.
Behaviour
The arachnids are
cave-dwelling,
terrestrial predators.
References
butleri
Endemic fauna of Australia
Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Cave arachnids
Arthropods of Western Australia
Animals described in 1991
Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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