Biology:Xenolpium longiventer

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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion

Xenolpium longiventer
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Olpiidae
Genus: Xenolpium
Species:
X. longiventer
Binomial name
Xenolpium longiventer
Synonyms
  • Olpium longiventer Koch & Keyerling, 1885

Xenolpium longiventer is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Olpiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1885 by German arachnologists Ludwig Carl Christian Koch and Eugen von Keyserling.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria. The type locality is Peak Downs in Queensland's Central Highlands Region. The pseudoscorpions inhabit plant litter.[2]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Xenolpium longiventer (L. Koch & Keyserling, 1885)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f3aae891-59aa-4123-b697-da1d3e10934c. 

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