Garypus weipa
| Garypus weipa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypidae |
| Genus: | Garypus |
| Species: | G. weipa |
| Binomial name | |
| Garypus weipa | |
Garypus weipa is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 2020 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet weipa refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The type locality is the Pennefather River, near the bauxite-mining town of Weipa, where the holotype was found on driftwood.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Harvey, MS; Hillyer, MJ; Carvajal, JI; Huey, JA (2020). "Supralittoral pseudoscorpions of the genus Garypus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from the Indo-West Pacific region, with a review of the subfamily classification of Garypidae". Invertebrate Systematics. 34: 34–87 [78]. doi:10.1071/IS19029.
- 1 2 "Species Garypus weipa Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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