Geogarypus exochus


Geogarypus exochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark [Harvey (arachnologist)|Mark Harvey].

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Mackay Region of central eastern Queensland. It has also been recorded from a site about 40 km north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is 140 km south of Mackay.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.