Anysrius brochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1998 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet brochus (Latin: ‘projection of teeth’) refers to the cheliceral teeth of the male.[1][2]
| Anysrius brochus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Syarinidae |
| Genus: | Anysrius |
| Species: | A. brochus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Anysrius brochus | |
Description
editThe body length of the holotype male is 1.52 mm; that of the paratype female is 1.63 mm. The carapace and pedipalps are reddish-brown; the rest of the body paler.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in North West Tasmania. The type locality is a site on Chatlee Road in the Salmon River forestry area, where the holotype was found in Eucalyptus obliqua wet sclerophyll forest.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (1998). "Pseudoscorpion groups with bipolar distributions: a new genus from Tasmania related to the Holarctic Syarinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 26: 429–441 [434]. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b c "Species Anysrius brochus Harvey, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
 | This pseudoscorpion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |