''Tyrannochthonius brooksi'' 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 1991 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The

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''brooksi'' honours Darren Brooks, who collected some of the

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Description

The body length of the male is 1.34-1.35 mm; that of the female is 1.58-1.60 mm. The colour is light yellow-brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Cape Range of North West Australia. The

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is Monajee Cave, C-21.

Behaviour

The arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.

References

brooksi Endemic fauna of Australia Pseudoscorpions of Australia Cave arachnids Arthropods of Western Australia Animals described in 1991 Taxa named by Mark Harvey {{pseudoscorpion-stub