Ideoblothrus pisolitus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Syarinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1991 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Karen Edward. The specific epithet pisolitus refers to the pisolitic geology of the type locality.

Description

The body length of the male holotype is 2.25 mm; that of female paratypes 2.45-2.98 mm. The colour of the carapace and pedipalps is reddish-brown, the abdomen and legs pale tan. Eyes are absent.

Ideoblothrus pisolitus

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Australia. The type locality is a borehole at Mesa B, 38.1 km west of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica.

Ideoblothrus pisolitus

Behaviour

The pseudoscorpions are hypogean, terrestrial predators.

Ideoblothrus pisolitus

References

Syarinidae

Endemic fauna of Australia

Arachnids of Australia

Cave arachnids

Arthropods of Western Australia

Animals described in 2007

Taxa named by Mark Harvey

Taxa named by Karen Edward