Olpium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Olpiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
| Olpium australicum | |
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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: | Olpium |
| Species: | O. australicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Olpium australicum | |
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Western Australia and South Australia. The type locality is Madura on the Eyre Highway in the Roe Plains. The pseudoscorpions inhabit plant litter.[2]
Behaviour edit
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Beier, M (1969). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 171–187 [182].
- ^ a b c "Species Olpium australicum Beier, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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