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Philomaoria pallipes

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Species of pseudoscorpion

Philomaoria pallipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheliferidae
Genus: Philomaoria
Species: P. pallipes
Binomial name
Philomaoria pallipes
(White, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Chelifer pallipes White, 1849
  • Philomaoria novazealandica Chamberlin, 1931

Philomaoria pallipes is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1849 by Scottish zoologist Adam White.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New Zealand and on Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The type locality is simply 'New Zealand'. The pseudoscorpions inhabit plant litter.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

  1. ^ White, A (1849). "Descriptions of apparently new species of Aptera from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 17: 3–6 .
  2. ^ "Species Philomaoria pallipes (White, 1849)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
Taxon identifiers
Philomaoria pallipes


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