Oreolpium semotum

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 refers to the wide geographical separation of the two known species in the genus.

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

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.

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.