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Japyx
Sign in to saveJapyx is a genus of diplurans belonging to the family Japygidae. These eyeless, predatory hexapods largely shun direct sunlight, remaining under stones and among detritus, where they use pincer-like cerci to catch their tiny prey.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Japygidae
- Collections
- INHS, TMAG, NMMNHS, USNM, CASC
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
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- taxon name
- Japyx
- topic's main category
- Category:Japyx
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- Japyx
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