# Linnaeolpium

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{{Short description|Genus of pseudoscorpions}}
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| taxon = Linnaeolpium
| authority = [Harvey](/source/Mark_Harvey_(arachnologist)) & [Leng](/source/Mei_Chen_Leng), 2008<ref name="h&l2008">{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS |last2=Leng |first2=MC | date=2008 |title= The first troglomorphic pseudoscorpion of the family Olpiidae (Pseudoscorpiones), with remarks on the composition of the family|url= https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/WAMRecords_2008_24(4)_387to394_HARVEYetal.pdf |journal= Records of the Western Australian Museum|volume=24 |issue= 4|pages=387–394 [389] |doi= 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.24(4).2008.387-394|access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
| type_species = ''Linnaeolpium linnaei''
| type_species_authority = Harvey & Leng, 2008
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'''''Linnaeolpium''''' is a [monotypic](/source/monotypic_taxon) [genus](/source/genus) of [pseudoscorpions](/source/pseudoscorpions) in the [Olpiidae](/source/Olpiidae) [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)). It was described in 2008 by Australian [arachnologist](/source/arachnology)s [Mark Harvey](/source/Mark_Harvey_(arachnologist)) and Mei Chen Leng. The genus name ''Linnaeolpium'' honours [Carl Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus) (1707–1778), founder of modern [taxonomy](/source/taxonomy), in combination with the generic name ''Olpium''.<ref name="h&l2008"/><ref name="wac"/><ref name="afd-g">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d2220274-7bcc-460e-a17a-8a4f3d504c6f|title= Genus Linnaeolpium Harvey & Leng, 2008|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
 
==Species==
The genus contains the single species '''''Linnaeolpium linnaei''''' <small>Harvey & Leng, 2008</small>. The [specific epithet](/source/specific_name_(zoology)) ''linnaei'' echos the genus name in honouring Carl Linnaeus.<ref name="wac">{{cite web |author= |year=2023 |title= Genus: Linnaeolpium Harvey and Leng, 2008|work=World Arachnida Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern|accessdate= 2023-11-19|url= https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/pseudoscorpiones/species/838}}</ref><ref name="afd">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fed21344-ea0c-4af4-8d5c-11cca3a81c1c|title= Species Linnaeolpium linnaei Harvey & Leng, 2008|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023-10-09|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
 
===Description===
The body length of the [holotype](/source/holotype) male is 1.32&nbsp;mm. Colouration is very pale, with the [pedipalp](/source/pedipalp)s and front of the [carapace](/source/carapace) slightly darker. The eyes are much reduced.<ref name="h&l2008"/>
 
===Distribution and habitat===
This [short-range endemic species](/source/short-range_endemic_invertebrates) occurs in the [Pilbara](/source/Pilbara) region of [North West Australia](/source/North_West_Australia). It is known only from the [type locality](/source/type_(biology)) of the [pisolitic](/source/pisolite) Mesa K, near the iron-ore mining town of [Pannawonica](/source/Pannawonica%2C_Western_Australia), about 1,400&nbsp;km north of [Perth](/source/Perth). The holotype was found in a litter trap.<ref name="afd"/><ref name="h&l2008"/>

===Behaviour===
The pseudoscorpions are [terrestrial](/source/terrestrial_animal) [predators](/source/predation).<ref name="afd"/><ref name="h&l2008"/>
 
==References==
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Category:Olpiidae
Category:Pseudoscorpion genera
Category:Monotypic arachnid genera
Category:Cave arachnids
Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Pseudoscorpions of Australia
Category:Arachnids of Western Australia
Category:Taxa described in 2008
Category:Taxa named by Mark Harvey

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