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Protogarypinus giganteus

Protogarypinus giganteus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is near the mouth of the Denmark River, Denmark, where the female holotype was found under tree bark.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.

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