| Conicochernes incrassatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chernetidae |
| Genus: | Conicochernes |
| Species: | C. incrassatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conicochernes incrassatus | |
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Conicochernes incrassatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1933 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Upper Ferntree Gully, 32 km east of central Melbourne, where the holotype was collected from beneath tree bark.[2][1]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Beier, M (1933). "Two new species of Cheliferinea (Pseudoscorpionidae)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (10) 11: 644–647 [644].
- 1 2 3 "Species Conicochernes incrassatus (Beier, 1933)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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