| Apatochernes posticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Apatochernes |
| Species: | A. posticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apatochernes posticus Beier, 1976 | |
Apatochernes posticus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Description
The body length of the male holotype is 3.0 mm. The colour of the pedipalps and carapace is very dark chocolate-brown.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs only on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-west Pacific Ocean. The type locality is Mount Pitt, where the holotype was collected at an elevation of 300 m from a Meryta angustifolia tree.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
References
- ^ Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (3): 199–246 . doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Species Apatochernes posticus Beier, 1976". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
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| Apatochernes posticus | |
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