Synsphyronus mimulus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 1943 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]

Synsphyronus mimulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Synsphyronus
Species:
S. mimulus
Binomial name
Synsphyronus mimulus
Synonyms
  • Synsphyronus (Maorigarypus) grayi Beier, 1975

Distribution and habitat edit

The species occurs in southern and eastern Australia. The type locality is Corny Point on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula.[2][1]

Behaviour edit

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Chamberlin, JC (1943). "The taxonomy of the false scorpion genus Synsphyronus with remarks on the sporadic loss of stability in generally constant morphological characters (Arachnida: Chelonethida)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 36 (3): 486–500 [496]. doi:10.1093/aesa/36.3.486.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus mimulus Chamberlin, 1943". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-22.