Oratemnus punctatus

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.^[1][2]

Oratemnus punctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Pseudoscorpiones
Family:	Atemnidae
Genus:	Oratemnus
Species:	O. punctatus
Binomial name
Oratemnus punctatus (L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
Chelifer punctatus L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885 Chelifer brevidigitatus L.Koch & Keyserling, 1885

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.^[2][1]

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.^[2][1]