Ideoblothrus papillon
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| authority = Harvey, 1991{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS |date=1991 |title= The cavernicolous pseudoscorpions (Chelicerata: Pseudoscorpionida) of Cape Range, Western Australia|url=https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/cavernicolous-pseudoscorpions-chelicerata-psedoscorpionida-cape |journal= Records of the Western Australian Museum|volume=15 |issue= |pages=487–502 [498]|doi= |access-date=2023-10-15 }}
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Ideoblothrus papillon is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Syarinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1991 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet papillon refers to the type locality.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b5459a95-50b5-4660-8864-e21daeb47cd9 |title= Species Ideoblothrus papillon Harvey, 1991 |author= |date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-10-15}}
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is Papillon Cave (C-15), in the Cape Range, where the holotype was found beneath a stone in the dark zone.
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Category:Arthropods of Western Australia
Category:Animals described in 1991
Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey
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