Bamazomus weipa

Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion

Bamazomus weipa

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Schizomida
Family:  | Hubbardiidae
Genus:  | Bamazomus
Species:  |

B. weipa

Binomial name
Bamazomus weipa

(Harvey, 1992)[1]

Synonyms

* Apozomus weipa Harvey, 1992

Bamazomus weipa is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as a short-tailed whip-scorpion) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet weipa refers to the type locality.[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in Far North Queensland, at the northern end of the Cape York Peninsula, in plant litter in closed forest habitats. The type locality is near Weipa.[1][2]

## Behaviour[edit]

The arachnids are terrestrial predators.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Harvey, MS (1992). "The Schizomida (Chelicerata) of Australia". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6: 77–129. doi:10.1071/IT9920077.
2. ^ a b c "Species Bamazomus weipa (Harvey, 1992)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-09-19.

Taxon identifiers

Bamazomus weipa|

* Wikidata: Q10425761
* BioLib: 471521
* CoL: KJ9W
* EoL: 1169535
* GBIF: 2181725
* IRMNG: 11530941
* ITIS: 745284
* uBio: 5724798

Apozomus weipa|

* Wikidata: Q110885180
* AFD: Apozomus_weipa
* GBIF: 4666597

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