Austinochernes zigzag
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| authority = Harvey, 2021{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS | date=2021 |title= A new genus of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from southern Australia with Gondwanan affinities |url= https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/volume/144/ |journal= Journal of Arachnology |volume=48 |issue= 3|pages=300–310 [308]|doi= 10.1636/JoA-S-20-038|access-date=2023-11-06 |url-access=subscription }}
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Austinochernes zigzag is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet zigzag refers to the type locality.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/75cbe6dd-8d77-42ac-a576-b2a46e99166b |title= Species Austinochernes zigzag Harvey, 2021 |author= |date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-06}}
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in northern Tasmania. The type locality is the Zigzag Track at Cataract Gorge, Launceston, where the male holotype and paratypes were collected from beneath a rock.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Category:Arthropods of Tasmania
Category:Animals described in 2021
Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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