Afrosternophorus anabates

Afrosternophorus anabates is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet anabates refers to the phoretic behaviour shown by some specimens.

Description

Body lengths of males are 2.2–2.5 mm; those of females 2.4–3.4 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Lake Albacutya Park, 15 km west-north-west of Yaapeet, in the Wimmera region. Some of the pseudoscorpions were found under river red gum bark, with some found on spiders.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are phoretic, terrestrial predators.