Garypus weipa

Garypus weipa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypidae
Genus: Garypus
Species:
G. weipa
Binomial name
Garypus weipa
Harvey, 2020[1]

Garypus weipa is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 2020 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet weipa refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The type locality is the Pennefather River, near the bauxite-mining town of Weipa, where the holotype was found on driftwood.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Harvey, MS; Hillyer, MJ; Carvajal, JI; Huey, JA (2020). "Supralittoral pseudoscorpions of the genus Garypus (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypidae) from the Indo-West Pacific region, with a review of the subfamily classification of Garypidae". Invertebrate Systematics. 34: 34–87 [78]. doi:10.1071/IS19029.
  2. ^ a b "Species Garypus weipa Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-20.


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