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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Withiidae |
| Genus: | Withius |
| Species: | W. piger |
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| Withius piger | |
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Withius piger is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1878 by French arachnologist Eugène Simon.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species has a cosmopolitan distribution, often in human-dominated environments, and has been widely introduced. The type locality is Bou Saâda, Algeria.[2][1]
Behaviour
[edit]The pseudoscorpions are synanthropic, terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Simon, E (1878). "Études arachnologiques. XI. Liste des espèces de la famille des Cheliferidae qui habitent l'Algérie et le Maroc". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. (5) 8: 144–153 [148].
- 1 2 3 "Species Withius piger (Simon, 1878)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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