Conicochernes globosus

{{Short description|Species of pseudoscorpion}}

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| authority = Beier, 1954{{cite journal |last1=Beier|first1=M | date=1954 |title= Report from Prof. T. Gislén's expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 7. Pseudoscorpionidea|url= |journal= Lunds Universitets Årsskrift |series=N.F. |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=1–26}}

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Conicochernes globosus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9e172b3f-62bb-4b37-ba40-99cba00fe1e1|title= Species Conicochernes globosus Beier, 1954|author= |date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-15}}

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Porongurup, where pseudoscorpions were collected from beneath tree bark.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

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