Geogarypus taylori


Geogarypus taylori is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. The type locality is the Lerderderg Gorge, 9 km north-north-west of Bacchus Marsh in Victoria.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.