Synsphyronus gigas is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1971 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypidae |
| Genus: | Synsphyronus |
| Species: | S. gigas
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Description edit
The body length of the male paratype is 4.5 mm; that of female specimens 5–6 mm. Colouration is dull reddish-brown, the male somewhat darker.[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Western Australia in the Great Victoria Desert. The type locality is 18 km east of Milne Rock, where the pseudoscorpions were found beneath stones.[2][1]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Beier, M (1971). "A new Synsphronus [sic] Chamberlin (Pseudoscorpiones) from the Great Victoria Desert". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 10: 161–162 [161].
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus gigas Beier, 1971". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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