Eukoenenia mirabilis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Palpigradi |
| Family: | Eukoeneniidae |
| Genus: | Eukoenenia |
| Species: | E. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eukoenenia mirabilis | |
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Eukoenenia mirabilis is a species of palpigrades, also known as microwhip scorpions, in the Eukoeneniidae family. It was described in 1885 by Italian arachnologists Giovanni Battista Grassi and Salvatore Calandruccio.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
Eukoenenia mirabilis is a tramp species found in Europe and North Africa that has become introduced elsewhere. The type locality is Catania, Sicily.[1][2]
Behaviour
The palpigrades are soil-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Grassi, B; Calandruccio, S (1885). "Intorno ad un nuovo Aracnide Artrogastro (Koenenia mirabilis) che crediamo rappresentante d'un nuovo ordine (Microteliphonidae)". Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di Scienze Naturali. Palermo. 4: 127–133, 162–168 [165].
- ^ a b c "Species Eukoenenia mirabilis (Rucker, 1903)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.