Lacking a sulcus on either the dorsal or interno-lateral surfaces of the chelal hand; differs from Afrogarypus by the presence of accessory teeth on the fixed chelal finger.
Geogarypid Pseudoscorpions
Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 1930
Type genus: Geogarypus Chamberlin, 1030
(after Harvey 1986): The Geogarypidae are distinguished from the Garypidae by the following character states: coxa IV not significantly wider than coxa I; anal plate subterminal, without lateral rim, and not distinctly oval; cheliceral flagellum of 1 small, aspinose blade; spiracular stigmatic helix present. Other important characters include: carapace subtriangular, without carapaceal alae, 4 eyes on ocular tubercles situated c. fthe length of the carapace from the anterior margin; venom apparatus present in both chela1 fingers; and usually diplotarsate.
Publications
Harvey MS (1986): The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida). Australian Journal of Zoology. 34: 753 - 778WEB
Harry Butler Institute
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N921-9
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♂
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25 September 2015
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Production Village
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litter sieving
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COI
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CGAATAAATAACTTAAGATTCTGACTTTTACCTCCTTCTCTTTTAATGTTATTATTAAGTTCAATAATTGAAATAGGTTGCGGAAGAGGTTGAACTATTTACCCTCCTCTAACAAGAACTATTGCCCACCCGTCCCATGCAGTAGATATAGTTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTGGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGGGGAATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATACGATCCCCAGGCTTAAAAATAAAAATATTGCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAATTTTGATTACTGTAATTTTAATTTTATTAGCTATACCAGTTCTTGCTGGTGCAATTACTATACTACTGACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTCTCTCCTTTAGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTG-----
Harry Butler Institute
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N4918-7
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♂
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28 September 2017
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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litter sieving
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COI
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----AAGATATTGGAACATTGTATTTAATTTTAGGGATTTGATCTGGAATTTTAGGATTGAGATACAGAATATTGATTCGCCTCCAATTAATGTCTCCTGGTCAAATTATTAACGA---TAATTCTTATAACGTTATTGTAACTACCCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTCTTGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTAGTACCTTTAATAATTGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAACTTAAGATTCTGACTTTTACCTCCTTCTCTTTTAATGTTATTATTAAGTTCAATAATTGAAATAGGTTGCGGAAGAGGTTGAACTATTTACCCTCCTCTAACAAGAACTATTGCCCACCCGTCCCATGCAGTAGATATAGTTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTGGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGGGGAATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTTTTAATATACGATCCCCAGGCTTAAAAATAAAAATATTGCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAATTTTGATTACTGTAATTTTAATTTTATTAGCTATACCAGTTCTTGCTGGTGCAATTACTATACTACTGACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTCTCTCCTTTAGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC