Geogarypus rhantus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1981 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet rhantus comes from the Greek rhantos (‘sprinkled’ or ‘spotted’), with reference to the star-shaped granulations on the carapace and pedipalps.[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: | Geogarypidae |
| Genus: | Geogarypus |
| Species: | G. rhantus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geogarypus rhantus | |
Description
editThe body length of males is 1.5–2.0 mm; that of females 2.0–2.3 mm. The colour is mainly brown, with some white markings.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in tropical Far North Queensland. It inhabits plant litter in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Lamond Hill in the Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula.[2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Harvey, MS (1981). "Geogarypus rhantus sp. nov. (Pseudoscorpionida: Garypidae: Geogarypinae); a generic addition to the Australian fauna". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 20: 279–283 [279].
- ^ a b c "Species Geogarypus rhantus Harvey, 1981". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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