First records of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from Lithuania

Abstract

First records of pseudoscorpions from Lithuania are presented based on specimens preserved in Lithuanian collections and new material collected during the latest ten years. Pseudoscorpions were collected at 25 localities in both deciduous and coniferous forests at altitudes of 5 to 186 m above the sea level. Sifting of litter and moss, pitfall traps and collecting by picking under the bark of deadwood were used as the collecting methods. Altogether 132 specimens belonging to eight species from three families were recorded. The findings of Neobisium crassifemoratum (Beier, 1928) represent the northernmost known records of the species.

New contributions to the knowledge of pseudoscorpion diversity (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) of Moldova after more than 30 years

“…Based on two newly discovered localities presented in this work, the presence of C. hahnii in Moldova (Schawaller 1989) is confirmed. Chernes hahnii is a typical inhabitant of tree bark and tree hollows, which is also proved by the present study and many findings from other European countries (Beier 1963a, Drogla & Lippold 2004, Krajčovičová & Christophoryová 2014, Christophoryová et al 2018, Novák et al 2019.…”

Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from leaf litter of the Slovak Karst National Park

“…From the Slovak Karst, N. (N.) carpaticum was recorded for the first time in front of the entrance to Silická ľadnica cave ( Jászayová & Christophoryová 2019). (Krajčovičová et al 2018). Remarks.…”

Chernes similis (Beier, 1932) (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) new to the fauna of Lithuania

“…A cosmopolitan species Chelifer cancroides (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded as a single representative of the family Cheliferidae. The family Chernetidae with five species of four genera is the most species-rich in the country (Krajčovičová et al 2018). Herein, another chernetid, Chernes similis (Beier, 1932), is reported from Lithuania for the first time.…”

“…In the Baltic region, two other Chernes species occur: C. cimicoides (Fabricius, 1793) in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, and C. hahnii (C.L. Koch, 1839) in Lithuania (Harvey 2013;Sammet et al 2016;Krajčovičová et al 2018). In C. cimicoides, tergite XI bears a pair of tactile setae (missing in C. similis) and the palps and carapace are ornamented with a honeycomb pattern (granulated in C. similis, Fig.…”

“…The first faunistic data were recorded only recently. Krajčovičová et al (2018) published a summary of random collections sampled from various habitats in localities across the country. Eight species from three families and six genera have been documented to occur in Lithuania.…”