Tartarocreagris texana | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpionida |
Family: | Neobisiidae |
Genus: | Tartarocreagris |
Species: | T. texana |
Binomial name | |
Tartarocreagris texana Muchmore, 1969 |
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Synonyms | |
Microcreagris 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.
This pseudoscorpion is about 4 millimeters long. It is a troglobite, spending its entire life in subterranean caves. It is eyeless. It has no tail and no stinger. It has pincers which it uses to capture small arthropods.[1]