Synsphyronus pharangites is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Karen Cullen and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet pharangites (Greek: 'of a gully') refers to the type locality.[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. pharangites
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Description edit
The body length of the male holotype is 2.72 mm; those of females are 2.94–3.47 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in the Carnarvon bioregion of North West Australia. The type locality is Shothole Canyon Road in the Cape Range. The pseudoscorpions were found beneath the bark of a Corymbia hamersleyana tree.[2][1]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Cullen, KL; Harvey, MS (2021). "New species of the pseudoscorpion genus Synsphyronus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 36: 33–65 [48]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus pharangites Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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