Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Pseudoscorpion

Pseudoscorpionida


Order: Pseudoscorpiones

Size range

  • Small creatures, up to 5–6 mm body length

Distribution

  • Widespread in New Zealand

Life History

  • Common in leaf litter and under bark
  • Eat Collembola/springtails
  • Pincers also used to attach to flying insects and so be transported to a new location