Biology:Olpium australicum

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Olpium australicum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Olpiidae
Genus: Olpium
Species:
O. australicum
Binomial name
Olpium australicum
Beier, 1969[1]

Olpium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Olpiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Western Australia and South Australia. The type locality is Madura on the Eyre Highway in the Roe Plains. The pseudoscorpions inhabit plant litter.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 73: 171–187 [182]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Olpium australicum Beier, 1969". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b0936336-4276-499a-8c2d-1d8f3297fdd6. 

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