Oratemnus punctatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Atemnidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1885 by German arachnologists Ludwig Carl Christian Koch and Eugen von Keyserling.[1][2]

Oratemnus punctatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Atemnidae
Genus: Oratemnus
Species:
O. punctatus
Binomial name
Oratemnus punctatus
Synonyms
  • Chelifer punctatus L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885
  • Chelifer brevidigitatus L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs widely across mainland Australia as well as on Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. The type locality is Gayndah in the North Burnett Region of south-east Queensland. The pseudoscorpions have been found under bark and stones, and in plant litter.[2][1]

Behaviour

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The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Koch, L; Keyserling, E (1885). Koch, L; Keyserling, E (eds.). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 2. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. [48].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Oratemnus punctatus (L. Koch & Keyserling, 1885)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-02.