Australochelifer

Australochelifer is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheliferidae family. It was described in 1975 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.

Species

The genus contains the single species Australochelifer pygmaeus Beier, 1975.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is near Waste Point on Mount Kosciuszko, where the pseudoscorpions were found in open forest plant litter.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.