Euryolpium granulosum
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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: | Euryolpium |
| Species: | E. granulosum
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The 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. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ 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.
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