''Pycnodithella harveyi'' is a species of pseudoscorpion in the

Chthoniidae Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Fossil species are known from Baltic, Dominican, and Burmese amber.Biology Catalog Chthoniidae now inc ...

family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1989 by Australian athlete and zoologist

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. The

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''harveyi'' honours arachnologist Mark Harvey for his contributions to the knowledge of the pseudoscorpion fauna of Australia.

Description

The body length is 0.90–0.99 mm. The colour is dark brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern New South Wales. The

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is the

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campus in North Ryde,

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. The pseudoscorpions were found in plant litter.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

References

Chthoniidae Endemic fauna of Australia Pseudoscorpions of Australia Arthropods of New South Wales Animals described in 1989 Taxa named by Clarice Kennedy {{pseudoscorpion-stub