Garypus titanius | |
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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) |
Garypus titanius is a species of pseudoscorpion of the family Garypinidae. Individuals of this species may be as large as 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, making it the largest pseudoscorpion in the world.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.