Lamprochernes nodosus (Schrank, 1803)

Christophoryová, Jana, Rusinko, Adam, Purkart, Adrián & Vičanová, Lucia, 2025, Urban biodiversity of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in the conditions of Central Europe, Zootaxa 5590 (1), pp. 1-45 : 34

Lamprochernes nodosus (Schrank, 1803)

( Figs 11F , 12D )

Published data: 22: extraction of Merops apiaster nest, 16.8.1993, 1 ♀, leg. J.K. ( Krištofík et al. 1996); 40: extraction of compost heaps, 9.5.2012, 1 ♀; 13.6.2013, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; leg. P.F. ( ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2023); 25.10.2013, 1 ♀, leg. J.C., A.K. ( KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015); 53: extraction of compost heap, 9.5.2012, 7 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂, 3 T, leg. P.F. ( KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015).

New data: 135: Malaise trap, 16.6.2017, 1 ♀, leg. M.K.

European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (European part), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom ( WPC 2024).

Notes: Like the previous species of the genus Lamprochernes , L. nodosus was reidentified based on new characters ( Christophoryová et al. 2023). The species is much rarer, but it also inhabits compost heaps ( KaňuchovÁ et al. 2015; Christophoryová et al. 2023) and bird nests ( Krištofík et al. 1996). Only one new sampling site of the species was added during the present research, it was recorded in the Malaise trap in Rača.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Pseudoscorpions from the family Chernetidae. A. Chernes similis (female, loc. 16). B. Chernes vicinus (male, loc. 126). C. Dendrochernes cyrneus (tritonymph, loc. 186). D. Dinocheirus panzeri (male, loc. 31). E. Lamprochernes chyzeri (male, loc. 191). F. Lamprochernes nodosus (female, loc. 135). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Distribution of the species of Chernetidae in Bratislava city. A. Dendrochernes cyrneus. B. Dinocheirus panzeri. C. Lamprochernes chyzeri. D. Lamprochernes nodosus. For the locality codes, see Table 1.