Geogarypus pisinnus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Geogarypus pisinnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Geogarypidae
Genus: Geogarypus
Species:
G. pisinnus
Binomial name
Geogarypus pisinnus
Harvey, 1986[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Arnhem Highway at the South Alligator River bridge in Kakadu National Park.[2]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Harvey, MS (1986). "The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 34 (5): 753–778 [771]. doi:10.1071/ZO9860753.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus pisinnus Harvey, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.