Species Account for Dactylochelifer latreillei
Dactylochelifer latreillei (Leach, 1817)
Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae
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Taxonomic group: pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones) - County data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Regionally Important?
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Confined to dunes
Species text
This is a reasonably distinctive false scorpion found at the roots of marram tussocks and under driftwood on sandy coasts. It is mainly on the east coast of England. In Essex it is restricted to a few sandy coastal sites. References
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