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Afrosternophorus hirsti

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Species of pseudoscorpion

Afrosternophorus hirsti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Sternophoridae
Genus: Afrosternophorus
Species: A. hirsti
Binomial name
Afrosternophorus hirsti
(Chamberlin, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Sternophorus hirsti Chamberlin, 1932

Afrosternophorus hirsti is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1932 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. The specific epithet honours Dr F. S. Hirst who collected the holotype.

Description

The body length of males is 2.0–2.3 mm; that of females 1.8–2.9 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales and Queensland. The type locality is Barringun, on the border between the two states. The pseudoscorpions are found under tree bark.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

  1. ^ Chamberlin, JC (1932). "On some false scorpions of the superfamily Cheiridioidea (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 8: 137–144 . Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ^ "Species Afrosternophorus hirsti (Chamberlin, 1932)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. Harvey, MS (1985). "The systematics of the family Sternophoridae (Pseudoscorpionida)". Journal of Arachnology. 13 (2): 141–209 . JSTOR 3705024. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
Taxon identifiers
Afrosternophorus hirsti


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