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]
| Euryolpium granulosum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Olpiidae |
| Genus: | Euryolpium |
| Species: | E. granulosum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Euryolpium granulosum | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Description
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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.
- ^ 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.
 | This pseudoscorpion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |