Protochelifer brevidigitatus

Protochelifer brevidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheliferidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1937 by Australian zoologist Alan Tubb.[1][2]

Protochelifer brevidigitatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheliferidae
Genus: Protochelifer
Species:
P. brevidigitatus
Binomial name
Protochelifer brevidigitatus
(Tubb, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idiochelifer brevidigitatus Tubb, 1937

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 2.7 mm. The colour is dark brown.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Lady Julia Percy Island, where the holotype was found under a basalt boulder.[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References
  1. Tubb, JA (1937). "Reports of the expedition of the McCoy Society for field investigation and research (Lady Julia Percy Island). 19. Arachnida". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. ns 49: 412–421 [414].
  2. "Species Protochelifer brevidigitatus (Tubb, 1937)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.


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