Garypus titanius

Garypus titanius is a species of pseudoscorpions of the family Garypidae.[2] Individuals of this species may be as large as 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, making it the largest pseudoscorpion in the world.[3] Garypus titanius is endemic to Boatswain Bird Island, off the coast of Ascension Island, in the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.[4]

Garypus titanius
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily:	Garypoidea
Family:	Garypidae
Genus:	Garypus
Species:	G. titanius
Binomial name
Garypus titanius (Beier, 1961)[1]

References

1. M. Beier (1961). "Pseudoscorpione von der Insel Ascension" [Pseudoscorpions from Ascension Island]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13th ser. (in German). 3: 593–598. doi:10.1080/00222936008651063.
2. "Garypus titanius (Beier, 1961)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
3. "Pseudoscorpions". Agricultural Research Council. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa). 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
4. Caren George. "Endemic Invertebrates of Ascension Island" (PDF). Ascension Island Government Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2010.