Linnaeolpium is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpions in the Olpiidae family. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Mei Chen Leng. The genus name Linnaeolpium honours Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), founder of modern taxonomy, in combination with the generic name Olpium.[1][2][3]
| Linnaeolpium | |
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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: | Linnaeolpium Harvey & Leng, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Linnaeolpium linnaei Harvey & Leng, 2008
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Species
editThe genus contains the single species Linnaeolpium linnaei Harvey & Leng, 2008. The specific epithet linnaei echos the genus name in honouring Carl Linnaeus.[2][4]
Description
editThe body length of the holotype male is 1.32 mm. Colouration is very pale, with the pedipalps and front of the carapace slightly darker. The eyes are much reduced.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThis short-range endemic species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. It is known only from the type locality of the pisolitic Mesa K, near the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica, about 1,400 km north of Perth. The holotype was found in a litter trap.[4][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[4][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS; Leng, MC (2008). "The first troglomorphic pseudoscorpion of the family Olpiidae (Pseudoscorpiones), with remarks on the composition of the family" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24 (4): 387–394 [389]. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(4).2008.387-394. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "Genus: Linnaeolpium Harvey and Leng, 2008". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Genus Linnaeolpium Harvey & Leng, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b c "Species Linnaeolpium linnaei Harvey & Leng, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-29.