Apatochernes turbotti explained

Apatochernes turbotti is a species of pseudoscorpion in the family Chernetidae. The species was first described by Max Beier in 1969, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The species was identified by Beier in 1969, based on specimens collected from Moekawa / South West Island in the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands by Evan Graham Turbott in 1951. The holotype was collected from leaf litter under Karaka and pukanui groves.[1] Beier named the species after Turbott.

Description

Beier's original text (the type description) reads as follows:

Beier measured the body length of male specimens as being, and in females.

The species can be distinguished from other 5 cherical palm-bristle species by having uniformly reddish brown abdominal tergites.

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands and in the Northland Region, as far south as the Bay of Islands.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apatochernes turbotti . . 16 August 2024.