Diplotemnus balcanicus (Redikorzev, 1928)

Chelifer balcanicus Redikorzev, 1928:120–123 .

Diplotemnus balcanicus: Novák & Harvey 2015: 316–323; Červená et al. 2020a: 223, 225, 226; WPC 2023.

Occurrence: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chad, China, Hungary, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Mongalia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Püspökhatvan (Novák & Harvey 2015).

New data: Kemence: Rakattyás Valley, oak-hornbeam forest, under tree bark, 12.04.2015, leg. AG, OM, TN (HNHM Pseud-1911: 2♂) ; Kozárd: Jókai-köz, from house, 04.07.2004, leg. KH, DM (HNHM Pseud-1688: 1 adult) ; Kölked: hunter-house at Béda, 06.05.2000, leg. ZKO (HNHM Pseud-1550: 1♂) ; Lapis: under the bark of an old hollowed oak tree, 29.05.1953, leg. IK (HNHM Pseud-1689: 2 juv.) ; Ócsa: swamp, near to lookout, polarised light trap, phoresy, 10.06.2015, leg. AM (HNHM Pseud-1834: 1♀) .

Habitat preference: This species mostly prefers dry habitats (Beier 1963a). In Hungary it has been found under tree-bark in oak-hornbeam forest, from houses, and from bat guano in a church tower. In one case it was found in a polarised light trap, into which it might have been transferred by a flying insect, which is suggestive of phoretic behaviour.

Remarks: the binomen Diplotemnus balcanicus was recently introduced by Novák & Harvey (2015) as a new combination, after Diplotemnus insolitus Chamberlin, 1933 and Diplotemnus vachoni Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1969 were regarded as its junior synonyms. At the same time, it was firstly recorded from Hungary (Novák & Harvey 2015).