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

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. 1 2 3 Hoff, CC (1947). "New species of diplosphyronid pseudoscorpions from Australia". Psyche (Cambridge). 54: 36–56 [39]. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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