Biology:Euryolpium granulosum
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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: | Euryolpium |
| Species: | E. granulosum
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| Euryolpium granulosum (Hoff, 1947)[1]
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Euryolpium granulosum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Olpiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1947 by American arachnologist Clarence Clayton Hoff.[1][2]
Description
The holotype female from Mullewa has a body length of 4.65 mm. The colour is mainly light brown, the chelicerae darker, the pedipalps deep reddish-brown, and the legs deep yellow.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Mullewa in the Mid West region. It has also been recorded from Pender Bay on the Dampier Peninsula.[2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia". Psyche (Cambridge) 54: 36–56 [39]. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/contents/year/1947/page/2/. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Euryolpium granulosum (Hoff, 1947)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e4b33e6a-d73e-46e3-8630-8163b421b401.
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