Synsphyronus patricki 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 patricki honours Patrick Cullen, collector of the type specimens.[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. patricki
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| Synsphyronus patricki | |
Description
editThe body length of the male holotype is 2.90 mm; that of the female paratype is 3.76 mm. Colouration is generally reddish-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Carnarvon bioregion of North West Australia. The type locality is near Centipede Well on Giralia Bay Station. The pseudoscorpions were found beneath limestone rocks where the vegetation is dominated by Triodia and sparse Acacia spp.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe 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 [45]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.36.2021.033-065. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ a b c "Species Synsphyronus patricki Cullen & Harvey, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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