Cryptocheiridium australicumCryptocheiridium australicum is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1969 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.Distribution and habitatThe species occurs in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is Murra El Elevyn Cave, near Cocklebiddy on the Nullarbor Plain.BehaviourThe pseudoscorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.