Biology:Oreolpium semotum

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Oreolpium semotum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypinidae
Genus: Oreolpium
Species:
O. semotum
Binomial name
Oreolpium semotum
Harvey & Stahlavsky, 2009[1]

Oreolpium semotum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It was described in 2009 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Frantisek Stahlavsky. The specific epithet semotum (Latin: 'distant' or 'far-off') refers to the wide geographical separation of the two known species in the genus.[1][2]

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 2.48 mm; that of the female paratype 3.23 mm. The colour is generally very pale, with the pedipalps and front of the carapace slightly darker.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is The Needles Picnic Ground in Southwest National Park, where the pseudoscorpions were found under tree bark.[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]

References

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