Americhernes muchmorei

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Americhernes muchmorei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Genus: Americhernes
Species:
A. muchmorei
Binomial name
Americhernes muchmorei
Harvey, 1990[1]

Americhernes muchmorei is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet muchmorei honours American arachnologist William Muchmore (1920–2017) who described the genus Americhernes.[1][2]

The body length of the male holotype is 2.7 mm. The colour is yellowish-brown, with the carapace and pedipalps slightly darker.[1]

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