Oratemnus punctatus

Oratemnus punctatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Atemnidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1885 by German arachnologists Ludwig [Carl Christian Koch] and Eugen [von Keyserling].

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs widely across mainland Australia as well as on Lord [Howe Island] in the Tasman Sea. The type locality is Gayndah in the North [Burnett Region] of south-east Queensland. The pseudoscorpions have been found under bark and stones, and in plant litter.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.