| Feaella linetteae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Feaellidae |
| Genus: | Feaella |
| Species: | F. linetteae |
| Binomial name | |
| Feaella linetteae | |
Feaella linetteae is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Feaellidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Kym Abrams, Amber Beavis, Mia Hillyer and Joel Huey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. The type locality is 2.2 km south-east of Mount Montagu in the Millstream Chichester National Park.[1][2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Harvey, MS; Abrams, KM; Beavis, AS; Hillyer, MJ; Huey, JA (2016). "Pseudoscorpions of the family Feaellidae (Pseudoscorpiones : Feaelloidea) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia show extreme short-range endemism". Invertebrate Systematics. 30: 491–508 [500].
- 1 2 "Species Feaella (Tetrafeaella) linetteae Harvey, Abrams, Beavis, Hillyer & Huey, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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