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]
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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 | |
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Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ 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.
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