First record of Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977 (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae) from Slovakia

Jana Frisová Christophoryová; Jana Christophoryová

doi:10.15560/13.2.2074

Check List 13(2): e19676, doi: 10.15560/13.2.2074

First record of Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977 (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae) from Slovakia

Katarína Krajčovičová^‡, Jana Christophoryová^‡

‡ Comenius University, Slovakia

Corresponding author: Katarína Krajčovičová ( katarina_krajčovičova@fake_email.org )

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Citation: Frisová Christophoryová J, Christophoryová J (2017) First record of Beierochelifer Mahnert, 1977 (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae) from Slovakia. Check List 13(2): 2074. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2074

Abstract

Beierochelifer peloponnesiacus peloponnesiacus (Beier, 1929) is recorded for the first time from Slovakia. These records are based on two males found in tree microhabitats at two localities, both with forest-steppe character with xerothermic vegetation. A full description of the specimens of this rare subspecies is provided and the main diagnostic characters are discussed.

Keywords

Europe; new record; taxonomy; tree bark; tree hollow