Metawithius murrayi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Withiidae family. It was described in 1900 by British arachnologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[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: | Withiidae |
| Genus: | Metawithius |
| Species: | M. murrayi
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| Metawithius murrayi | |
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Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Southeast Asia, including Indian Ocean islands, Indonesia and Timor. The type locality is North West Point on Australia's Christmas Island.[2][1]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Pocock, RI (1900). "Chilopoda, Diplopoda, and Arachnida". In Andrews, CW (ed.). A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): physical features and geology; with descriptions of the fauna and flora by numerous contributors. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. i–xiii, 1–337 [156].
- ^ a b c "Species Metawithius murrayi (Pocock, 1900)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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