Olpiidae is a
family
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of
pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans bec ...
s in the superfamily
Garypoidea
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans be ...
. It contains the following genera:
Distribution and Habitat
They occur in a wide variety of microhabitats, including litter, soil, moss, under stones or in decaying logs, and they inhabit all terrestrial ecosystems except the Polar regions.
Genus
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Antillolpium''
Muchmore, 1991
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Aphelolpium''
Hoff, 1964
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Apolpium''
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
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Austrohorus''
Beier, 1966
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Banksolpium''
Muchmore, 1986
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Beierolpium''
Heurtault, 1976
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Calocheiridius''
Beier & Turk, 1952
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Calocheirus''
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
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Cardiolpium''
Mahnert, 1986
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Ectactolpium''
Beier, 1947
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Euryolpium''
Redikorzev, 1938
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Halominniza''
ahnert, 1975
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Hesperolpium''
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
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Heterolpium''
Sivaraman, 1980
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Hoffhorus''
Heurtault, 1976
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Horus
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J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
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Indolpium''
Hoff, 1945
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Leptolpium''
Tooren, 2002
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Linnaeolpium''
Harvey & Leng, 2008
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Minniza''
E. Simon, 1881
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Nanolpium''
Beier, 1947
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Neopachyolpium''
Hoff, 1945
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Nipponogarypus''
Morikawa, 1955
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Novohorus''
Hoff, 1945
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Olpiolum''
Beier, 1931
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Olpium''
L. Koch, 1873
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Pachyolpium''
Beier, 1931
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Parolpium''
Beier, 1931
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Planctolpium''
Hoff, 1964
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Progarypus''
Beier, 1931
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Pseudohorus''
Beier, 1946
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Stenolpiodes''
Beier, 1959
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Stenolpium''
Beier, 1955
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Xenolpium''
J. C. Chamberlin, 1930
References
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Pseudoscorpion families
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