Geogarypus longidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the family Geogarypidae. It was first described in 1897 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow. Subsequently, several other described species were synonymised with it by Mark Harvey.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Geogarypidae |
| Genus: | Geogarypus |
| Species: | G. longidigitatus
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs widely in Oceania and Southeast Asia in tropical and subtropical habitats. It inhabits plant litter and soil, and may also be found beneath bark and stones.[3]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rainbow, WJ (1897). "The arachnidan fauna of Funafuti". Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 3: 105–124 [108]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1967.3.1897.491.
- ^ Harvey, MS (2000). "From Siam to Rapa Nui - the identity and distribution of Geogarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow) (Pseudoscorpiones: Geogarypidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 11: 377–384 [108].
- ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow, 1897)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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