59. Hypsibius scabropygus Cuénot, 1929 [T]

Hypsibius (s. str.) scabropygus Cuén. [Synonym: H. (s. str.) callimerus Marc.] (Marcus 1933) Hypsibius scabropygus Cuénot 1930 (Rahm 1936)

Terra typica: France (Europe)

Algeria:

• 28°02′N, 01°40′E: Undefined locality, mentioned in, but might be in error for Allier French District. Rahm (1936)

• Israel and Palestinian National Authority:

• 31°51′N, 35°25′E; - 100 m asl: near Jericho, St. George's Monastery, Wadi Qelt, extreme arid climate, lichen ( Xanthoria parietina L.). Rahm (1936)

Namibia:

• 21°24′S, 17°14′E; 1,600 m asl [1,450 m asl]: Otjozondjupa Region, Otjiwarongo between Windhoek and Waterberg. Marcus (1933)

Tunisia:

• 36°46'36''N, 08°42'45''E; 784 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, urban, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017)

Record numbers. Algeria: 1, Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 1, Namibia: 1, Tunisia: 1; total: 4.

Remarks. Species with wide European distribution, but also recorded from other localities (McInnes 1994). Some possible taxonomic confusion regarding this species were discussed by Zawierucha et al. (2014), who suggest some H. scabropygus records may belong to other species.