Afrosternophorus hirsti is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1932 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. The specific epithet honours Dr F. S. Hirst who collected the holotype.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Sternophoridae |
| Genus: | Afrosternophorus |
| Species: | A. hirsti
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| Afrosternophorus hirsti (Chamberlin, 1932)[1]
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Description edit
The body length of males is 2.0–2.3 mm; that of females 1.8–2.9 mm.[1][3]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in New South Wales and Queensland. The type locality is Barringun, on the border between the two states. The pseudoscorpions are found under tree bark.[2][1]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Chamberlin, JC (1932). "On some false scorpions of the superfamily Cheiridioidea (Arachnida, Chelonethida)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 8: 137–144 [143]. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ a b c "Species Afrosternophorus hirsti (Chamberlin, 1932)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Harvey, MS (1985). "The systematics of the family Sternophoridae (Pseudoscorpionida)". Journal of Arachnology. 13: 141–209 [190]. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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