{{Short description|Species of pseudoscorpion}} {{Speciesbox |image = |image_caption = | status = | status_system = | status_ref = | genus = Thenmus | species = augustus | authority = Harvey, 2006<ref name="harvey2006">{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS | date=2006 |title= New species and records of the pseudoscorpion family Menthidae (Pseudoscorpiones)|url=https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/WAMRecords_2006_23(2)_167to174_HARVEY.pdf|journal= Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement|volume=23|issue= 2|pages=167–174 [169]|doi= 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.23(2).2006.167-174|access-date=2023-12-01 }}</ref> | synonyms = }} '''''Thenmus augustus''''' is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Menthidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2006 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ''augustus'' refers to the type locality.<ref name="harvey2006"/><ref name="afd">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/899501fb-9f54-4fbd-aa2d-d1f49151cf83|title= Species Thenmus augustus Harvey, 2006|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref> ==Description== The body length of the male holotype is 1.23&nbsp;mm; that of the female paratype 1.57&nbsp;mm. The colour is generally very pale, with the front of the carapace and the pedipalps reddish-brown.<ref name="harvey2006"/> ==Distribution and habitat== The species occurs in the Kimberley region of North West Australia. The type locality is 2.4&nbsp;km north of Augustus Point on Augustus Island. The pseudoscorpions were found in rainforest plant litter.<ref name="afd"/> ==Behaviour== The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.<ref name="afd"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from1= Q10696416}} Category:Menthidae Category:Endemic fauna of Australia Category:Pseudoscorpions of Australia Category:Arachnids of Western Australia Category:Animals described in 2006 Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey {{pseudoscorpion-stub}}