Geogarypus plusculus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Geogarypidae |
| Genus: | Geogarypus |
| Species: | G. plusculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geogarypus plusculus | |
Geogarypus plusculus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet plusculus (Latin: 'a little more') refers to it being yet another species in the genus.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The body length of the male holotype is 1.65 mm. The overall colour is brown to reddish-brown, with some paler and darker patches.[1]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is the Shothole Canyon Road lookout in the Cape Range National Park, where the holotype was found beneath rocks.[2]
Behaviour[edit]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "Two new species of the pseudoscorpion genus Geogarypus (Pseudoscorpiones: Geogarypidae) from northern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 71–78 [75]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.071-078. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus plusculus Cullen & Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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