Protochelifer naracoortensis

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Protochelifer naracoortensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheliferidae
Genus: Protochelifer
Species:
P. naracoortensis
Binomial name
Protochelifer naracoortensis
Beier, 1968[1]

Protochelifer naracoortensis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheliferidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1968 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. The specific epithet naracoortensis refers to the type locality.[1][2]

The body length of the holotype male is 2.7 mm; those of paratype females 3.3–3.4 mm. The colour is mainly reddish-brown.[1]

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