Ideoblothrus linnaei
Species of pseudoscorpion
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Ideoblothrus linnaei is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Syarinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1991 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Mei Chen Leng. The specific epithet linnaei honours Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), to mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae.[1][2]
| Ideoblothrus linnaei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Syarinidae |
| Genus: | Ideoblothrus |
| Species: | I. linnaei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ideoblothrus linnaei | |
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia]]. The type locality is Mesa A, some 50 km west of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are hypogean, terrestrial predators.[2][1]
