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Euryolpium granulosum

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Euryolpium granulosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Olpiidae
Genus: Euryolpium
Species:
E. granulosum
Binomial name
Euryolpium granulosum
(Hoff, 1947)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xenolpium granulosum Hoff, 1947
  • Xenolpium robustum Beier, 1948

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

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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

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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

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 54: 36–56 [39]. doi:10.1155/1947/10875.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Euryolpium granulosum (Hoff, 1947)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-28.