Charinus pescotti

Charinus pescotti is a species of amblypygid arachnid in the Charinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1949 by Australian arachnologist R. A. Dunn. The specific epithet pescotti honours Australian botanist Richard Pescott.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland, beneath rocks and bark and in plant litter on the forest floor. The type locality is Barron Falls, Kuranda.

Behaviour

The whip-spiders are terrestrial predators.