| Oratemnus punctatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Atemnidae |
| Genus: | Oratemnus |
| Species: | O. punctatus |
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| Oratemnus punctatus (L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885) | |
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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.
References
- ^ Koch, L; Keyserling, E (1885). Koch, L; Keyserling, E (eds.). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 2. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. .
- ^ "Species Oratemnus punctatus (L. Koch & Keyserling, 1885)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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- Atemnidae
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Pseudoscorpions of Australia
- Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory
- Fauna of Lord Howe Island
- Arthropods of New South Wales
- Arthropods of Queensland
- Arthropods of South Australia
- Arthropods of Western Australia
- Arthropods of Victoria (state)
- Animals described in 1885
- Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
- Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling
- Pseudoscorpion stubs