Notozomus curiosus

Notozomus curiosus is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions) in the Hubbardiidae family.

It was described in 2000 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.

The specific epithet curiosus (Latin: ‘odd’ or ‘strange’) refers to the uncertain generic position of this unusual species.

[1][2] The species occurs in Far North Queensland, inhabiting plant litter in open forest habitats.

The type locality is Mission Beach in the Cassowary Coast Region.