Marachernes simulans is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet simulans comes from the Latin simulo ('imitate' or 'copy') with reference to the similarity between this species and Marachernes perup.[1][2]
| Marachernes simulans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Marachernes |
| Species: | M. simulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Marachernes simulans | |
Description
editThe body length of the male holotype is 2.88 mm; that of the female paratype is 2.80 mm. The colour is mainly yellow-brown, with the carapace and pedipalps dark red-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Upper Beaconsfield, some 45 km south-east of the centre of Melbourne, where the pseudoscorpions were collected from beneath tree bark.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS (1992). "A new genus of myrmecophilous Chernetidae from southern Australia (Pseudoscorpionida)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15: 763–775 [770]. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b c "Species Marachernes simulans Harvey, 1992". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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