Americhernes neboissi

Americhernes neboissi is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chernetidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet neboissi honours Latvian-Australian entomologist Arturs Neboiss who collected the holotype.

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 1.6 mm. The colour is yellowish-brown, with the carapace and pedipalps slightly darker.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is the west branch of the King River, 10 km north-east of Tolmie, in the foothills of the Victorian Alps. The holotype was found attached to the leg of a Cheumatopsychid caddisfly.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.