Indohya pusilla is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Hyidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1993 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]
| Indohya pusilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Hyidae |
| Genus: | Indohya |
| Species: | I. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Indohya pusilla | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is closed forest 3.4 km south-west of Manning Creek, Prince Frederick Harbour.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators which inhabit plant litter.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Harvey, MS (1993). "The systematics of the Hyidae (Pseudoscorpionida: Neobisioidea)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 7: 1–32 [23]. doi:10.1071/IT9930001.
- ^ a b c "Species Indohya pusilla Harvey, 1993". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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