Oratemnus distinctus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Atemnidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1948 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[2]
Oratemnus distinctus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Atemnidae |
Genus: | Oratemnus |
Species: | O. distinctus
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Binomial name | |
Oratemnus distinctus | |
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species has been recorded from New South Wales and Western Australia. The type locality is simply given as “New South Wales”.[2][1]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Beier, M (1948). "Über Pseudoscorpione der australischen region". Environmental Entomology. 24: 525–562 [531].
- ^ a b c "Species Oratemnus distinctus (Beier, 1948)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-02.