Geogarypus longidigitatus

Geogarypus longidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the family Geogarypidae. It was first described in 1897 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow. Subsequently, several other described species were synonymised with it by Mark Harvey.^[2][3]

Geogarypus longidigitatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Family:	Geogarypidae
Genus:	Geogarypus
Species:	G. longidigitatus
Binomial name
Geogarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
Chelifer longidigitatus Rainbow, 1897 Garypus personatus Simon, 1900 Garypus javanus Tullgren, 1905 Geogarypus formosanus Beier, 1931 Geogarypus (Geogarypus) marquesianus Chamberlin, 1939 Geogarypus (Geogarypus) audyi Beier, 1952 Geogarypus (Geogarypus) micronesiensis Morikawa, 1952 Geogarypus (Geogarypus) javanus takensis Beier, 1967

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs widely in Oceania and Southeast Asia in tropical and subtropical habitats. It inhabits plant litter and soil, and may also be found beneath bark and stones.^[3]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.^[3]