Solinus australiensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Solinus australiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypinidae |
| Genus: | Solinus |
| Species: | S. australiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Solinus australiensis Chamberlin, 1930[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in New South Wales and Victoria. The type locality is Barringun. The pseudoscorpions are found beneath rocks or tree bark.[2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1930). "A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Arachnida-Chelonethida)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10) 5: 1–48, 585–620 [597].
- ^ a b c "Species Solinus australiensis Chamberlin, 1930". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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