Biology:Xenolpium longiventer
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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Olpiidae |
| Genus: | Xenolpium |
| Species: | X. longiventer
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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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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedk&k1885 - ↑ 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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