Apozomus eberhardi

Apozomus eberhardi is a species of short-tailed whip-scorpions, also known as schizomids, in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2001 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet eberhardi honours Stefan Eberhard, who collected the sole specimen.

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 4.3 mm. The colour is yellowish-brown.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North West Australia. The type locality is Old Napier Downs Cave in the Napier Range of the Kimberley region.

Behaviour

The short-tailed whip-scorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.