''Olpium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
pseudoscorpions
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 ...
in the
Olpiidae
Olpiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the superfamily Garypoidea. 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, an ...
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
. It was described in 1873 by German
arachnologist
Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist.
He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...
.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Olpium afghanicum''
Beier, 1952
* ''
Olpium angolense''
Beier, 1931
* ''
Olpium arabicum''
Simon, 1890
* ''
Olpium asiaticum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium australicum''
Beier, 1969
* ''
Olpium canariense''
Beier, 1965
* ''
Olpium ceylonicum''
Beier, 1973
* ''
Olpium crypticum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium digitum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium flavum''
Mahnert, 2007
* ''
Olpium fuscimanum''
Beier, 1957
* ''
Olpium gladiatum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium graminum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium granulatum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium halophilum''
Mahnert, 1982
* ''
Olpium indicum''
Beier, 1967
* ''
Olpium intermedium''
Beier, 1959
* ''
Olpium jacobsoni''
Tullgren, 1908
* ''
Olpium kochi''
Simon, 1881
* ''
Olpium kuriense''
Mahnert, 2007
* ''
Olpium lindbergi''
Beier, 1959
* ''
Olpium microstethum''
Pavesi, 1880
* ''
Olpium milneri''
Mahnert, 2007
* ''
Olpium minnizioides''
Vachon, 1966
* ''
Olpium omanense''
Mahnert, 1991
* ''
Olpium pallipes''
(Lucas, 1849)
** ''
Olpium pallipes balcanicum''
Beier, 1931
** ''
Olpium pallipes pallipes''
(Lucas, 1849)
* ''
Olpium philippinum''
Beier, 1967
* ''
Olpium pusillulum''
Beier, 1959
* ''
Olpium robustum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium socotraense''
Mahnert, 2007
* ''
Olpium tenue''
Chamberlin, 1930
* ''
Olpium tropicum''
Murthy & Ananthakrishnan, 1977
* ''
Olpium vanharteni''
Mahnert, 2007
NB: ''
Olpium savignyi''
Simon, 1879 is considered a ''
nomen nudum
In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published ...
''.
References
Olpiidae
Pseudoscorpion genera
Taxa described in 1873
Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
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