Synsphyronus elegans is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Synsphyronus elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. elegans
Binomial name
Synsphyronus elegans
Beier, 1954[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yorkrakine Rock in the eastern Wheatbelt region.[2][1]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Beier, M (1954). "Report from Prof. T. Gislén's expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 7. Pseudoscorpionidea". Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. 50 (3): 1–26 [13].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus elegans Beier, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-23.