Rugowithius longissimus

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Rugowithius longissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Withiidae
Genus: Rugowithius
Species:
R. longissimus
Binomial name
Rugowithius longissimus
Harvey, 2015[1]

Rugowithius longissimus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Withiidae family. It was described in 2015 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet longissimus (Latin: 'longest') refers to the large size of the species compared to Rugowithius bulbosus.[1][2]

Body lengths of males are 2.50–2.85 mm; that of the female paratype is 2.24 mm. The colour is dark red-brown.[1]

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