Xenolpium longiventer
Species of pseudoscorpion
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Xenolpium longiventer is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Olpiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1885 by German arachnologists Ludwig Carl Christian Koch and Eugen von Keyserling.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Olpiidae |
| Genus: | Xenolpium |
| Species: | X. longiventer |
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| Xenolpium longiventer | |
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Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria. The type locality is Peak Downs in Queensland's Central Highlands Region. The pseudoscorpions inhabit plant litter.[2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
