Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Pseudotyrannochthoniidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotyrannochthonius |
| Species: | P. jonesi
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| Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi (Chamberlin, 1962)[1]
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Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Pseudotyrannochthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1962 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs in eastern New South Wales, where it known only from the Jenolan karst. The type locality is given as ‘probably in Blue Mountains near Sydney’.[1][2]
Behaviour[edit]
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Chamberlin, JC (1962). "New and little-known false scorpions, principally from caves, belonging to the families Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 123: 303–352 [317].
- ^ a b c "Species Pseudotyrannochthonius jonesi (Chamberlin, 1962)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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