Anatemnus cavernicola is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Atemnidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier. The specific epithet cavernicola ('cave-dwelling') refers to the speciesâ habitat.
The body length of the female holotype is 5 mm. The carapace is smooth reddish-brown in front, pale yellowish behind. Eyes are absent.
The species occurs in far north-western New South Wales in the Channel Country bioregion. The type locality is Jump-Up Cave in the Grey Range, about 48 km north of Tibooburra. The holotype was found in dung 3 m inside the cave.
The pseudoscorpions are cave dwelling, terrestrial predators.