Species Metawithius murrayi (Pocock, 1900)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Chelifer murrayi Pocock, R.I. 1900. Chilopoda, Diplopoda, and Arachnida. pp. 153-162 in Andrews, C.W. (ed.). A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): physical features and geology; with descriptions of the fauna and flora by numerous contributors. London : British Museum (Natural History) xiii 337 pp. [156].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1898.10.14.8–9 1♂ 1♀ (in alcohol), NW Point, Christmas Island, Australia.

  Secondary source:

   With, C.J. 1906. The Danish expedition to Siam 1899–1900. III. Chelonethi. An account of the Indian false-scorpions together with studies on the anatomy and classification of the order. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7 3: 1-214.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Timor and the Nicobars.

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Predator, terrestrial.

 

General References

With, C.J. 1906. The Danish expedition to Siam 1899–1900. III. Chelonethi. An account of the Indian false-scorpions together with studies on the anatomy and classification of the order. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7 3: 1-214 (redescription, distribution)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
31-Oct-2012		24-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)