Tartarocreagris texana
Tartarocreagris texana is a species of arachnid in family Neobisiidae. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only two caves in Travis County. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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| Species: | T. texana |
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| Tartarocreagris texana Muchmore, 1969 | |
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This pseudoscorpion is about 4 millimeters long. It is a troglobite, spending its entire life in caves. It is eyeless. It has no tail and no stinger. It has pincers which it uses to capture small arthropods.[1]
References
- USFWS. Final rule to determine 5 Texas cave invertebrates to be endangered species. Federal Register September 16, 1988.
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tartarocreagris texana. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 September 2011.
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