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Notozomus jacquelinae

Notozomus jacquelinae is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2000 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet jacquelinae honours Jacqueline Heurtault (1936-2000) for her contributions to arachnology.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North Queensland, inhabiting plant litter in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Abbot, some 50 km west-south-west of Bowen and 975 km north-west of Brisbane.

Behaviour

The arachnids are terrestrial predators.

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