Oreolpium semotum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It was described in 2009 by arachnologists Mark Harvey and Frantisek Stahlavsky. The specific epithet semotum (Latin: 'distant' or 'far-off') refers to the wide geographical separation of the two known species in the genus.[1][2]

Oreolpium semotum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Garypinidae
Genus: Oreolpium
Species:
O. semotum
Binomial name
Oreolpium semotum

Description

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The body length of the male holotype is 2.48 mm; that of the female paratype 3.23 mm. The colour is generally very pale, with the pedipalps and front of the carapace slightly darker.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is The Needles Picnic Ground in Southwest National Park, where the pseudoscorpions were found under tree bark.[2][1]

Behaviour

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Harvey, MS; Stahlavsky, F (2009). "A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Oreolpium (Pseudoscorpiones: Garypinidae), with remarks on the composition of the Garypinidae and on pseudoscorpions with bipolar distributions". Journal of Arachnology. 38 (2): 294–308 [300]. doi:10.1636/A09-53.1. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Oreolpium semotum Harvey & Stahlavsky, 2009". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-25.