Pselaphochernes scorpioides
Creators: name: Christophoryová, Jana
name: Rusinko, Adam
name: Purkart, Adrián
name: Vičanová, Lucia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Pseudoscorpiones
Chernetidae
Pselaphochernes
Pselaphochernes scorpioides

description: Pselaphochernes scorpioides (Hermann, 1804)
(Figs 13A, 14A)
Published data: 3: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 10.10.2005, 1 ♀, leg. M.H. (ChristophoryovÁ 2013); 4: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 14.6.2000, 1 ♀, leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. (ChristophoryovÁ 2013); 7: extraction of compost heap, 5.10.2013, 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂, leg. D.G., K.K. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 12: extraction of compost heap, 5.3.2014, 8 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂, 2 T, 1 D, leg. B.M. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 13: extraction of soil, leaves and dead wood, 3.7.2013, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 T, 1 D, leg. M.H. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2016); 14: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 28.4.2000, 1 D; 14.6.2000, 4 T; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. (Christophoryová 2013); 29: extraction of sample from anthill of Formica rufa, 16.1.2015, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. O.M. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017a); 40: extraction of compost heaps, 9.5.2012, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. P.F.; 25.10.2013, 4 ♀♀, leg. J.C., A.K. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 53: extraction of compost heaps, 25.4.2013, 1 ♂; 13.6.2013, 1 ♀; leg. P.F. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 13.6.2013, 1 ♀; leg. P.F. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017c); 25.10.2013, 2 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂, leg. J.C., A.K. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 22.11.2013, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. P.F. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017c); 59: Malaise trap, 7.4.2013, 1 ♀, 4 ♂♂, leg. O.M. (KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014); 82: sifting of mould of Fagus sylvatica hollow, 8.1.2012, 1 ♀, leg. O.M. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017b); 83: extraction of mould of F. sylvatica hollow, 11.4.2012, 1 ♀, leg. O.M. (KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014); 85: extraction of mould of F. sylvatica hollow, 16.3.2012, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; Malaise trap, 8.5.2012, 1 ♀; leg. O.M. (KrajčovičovÁ & Christophoryová 2014); 105: sifting of compost heap, 19.9.2020, 8 ♀♀; leg. J.C. (Garbiec et al. 2022); 129: pitfall traps, 31.5.2006, 1 ♀; 9.6.2006, 1 ♀; leg. Z.K. (KrumpÁl & ChristophoryovÁ 2007); 166: extraction of mould of Robinia pseudoacacia hollow, 11.6.2014, 1 D, leg. J.C. (Christophoryová et al. 2016); 167: extraction of compost heaps, 4.9.2013, 21 ♀♀, 23 ♂♂, 1 A, 12 T, 24 D, 15 P, leg. M.H. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 4.9.2013, 2 ♂♂, 5 T, 3 D, leg. M.H. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017c); 168: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 30.4.2005, 1 ♂, leg. M.H. (Christophoryová 2013); 178: extraction of compost heaps, 20.8.2013, 3 ♀♀, 1 D; 30.9.2013, 7 ♀♀, 11 ♂♂; 10.10.2013, 2 ♂♂; leg. D.G. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017c); 191: extraction of compost heaps, 15.8.2012, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, leg. E.S., V.S. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 15.8.2012, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 T, leg. E.S., V.S. (ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017c); 8.10.2012, 1 ♀, leg. E.S., V.S. (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015).
New data: 8: sifting of leaf litter, 20.5.2022, 1 ♀, leg. M.H.; 16: extraction of leaf litter, 3.6.2022, 1 ♀, leg. P.F.; 19: pitfall trap, 11.8.2022, 1 T, leg. J.L., O.M.; 36: pitfall trap, 14.4.2020, 1 ♀, leg. J.L.; 37: Malaise trap, 28.4.2020, 1 ♀, 1 ♂; 27.5.2020, 1 ♀; leg. O.M.; 47: extraction of leaf litter, 15.10.2019, 2 T, leg. J.C., E.N.; extraction of compost heap, 25.4.2022, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T leg. L.V.; 48: extraction of root system, 28.4.2020, 2 ♀♀, leg. P.F.; 51: extraction of compost heaps, 8.10.2021, 21 ♀♀, 11 ♂♂, 1 T; 22.10.2021, 5 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂; leg. L.V.; 52: extraction of compost heap, 25.4.2022, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, leg. L.V.; 62: extraction of leaf litter, 17.9.2021, 2 D, 1 P, leg. VE.S.; 73: sifting of leaf litter, 19.8.2016, 1 P, leg. J.C.; 74: extraction of leaf litter, 23.10.2019, 1 ♂, leg. E.N.; 98: individual sampling under bark of not specified fallen tree, 19.5.2019, 2 ♀♀; leg. J.C.; 105: sifting and individual sampling in compost heap, 15.9.2021, 3 ♀♀; leg. J.C.; 107: sifting of soil, leaves and dead wood, 26.4.2020, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂; leg. J.C.; 110: extraction of mould from tree stool hollow, 19.10.2019, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. E.N.; 112: sifting of leaf litter and dead wood, 18.4.2020, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, leg. J.C.; 129: extraction of Quercus bark, 29.9.2006, 1 T, leg. M.D.; 135: Malaise traps, 9.5.2017, 1 ♀; 11.9.2017, 2 ♀♀; leg. M.K.; 143: Malaise trap, 10.4.2020, 1 ♀, leg. O.M.; 144: sifting of leaf litter, 29.5.2020, 1 ♀, leg. O.M.; 161: pitfall trap, 8.3.2019, 1 ♀, leg. J.L.; 189: Malaise trap, 22.6.2019, 4 ♀♀, leg. O.M. European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (European part), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine (Sammet et al. 2016; WPC 2024).
Notes: The species P.scorpioides inhabits mainly decaying organic material (KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015; Christophoryová et al. 2017c; Garbiec et al. 2022). It can also be found in soil (Christophoryová 2013; Christophoryová et al. 2016), in anthills (Christophoryová et al. 2017a), tree hollows (KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014; ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2017b) or in Malaise traps (KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014). More than 20 new sampling sites enriched the distribution of P. scorpioides in Bratislava and confirmed its known habitat preferences.
description: Published as part of Christophoryová, Jana, Rusinko, Adam, Purkart, Adrián & Vičanová, Lucia, 2025, Urban biodiversity of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in the conditions of Central Europe, pp. 1-45 in Zootaxa 5590 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5590.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14952712