Haplochernes norfolkensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. The specific epithet norfolkensis refers to its native range.[1][2]
| Haplochernes norfolkensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Haplochernes |
| Species: | H. norfolkensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochernes norfolkensis | |
Description edit
The body length is 2.5–3.5 mm. The colour is mainly very dark chocolate-brown, the carapace proximally lighter.[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs only on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the south-west Pacific Ocean. The type locality is Steels Point, where the holotype was beaten from the foliage of a pyramid tree.[2][1]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Beier, M (1976). "The pseudoscorpions of New Zealand, Norfolk and Lord Howe". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (3): 199–246 [214]. doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517913. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ a b c "Species Haplochernes norfolkensis Beier, 1976". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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