Philomaoria pallipes | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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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
- ^ White, A (1849). "Descriptions of apparently new species of Aptera from New Zealand". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 17: 3–6 .
- ^ "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 | |
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Philomaoria pallipes |
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