Withius hispanus (L. Koch, 1873)

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 : 37

Withius hispanus (L. Koch, 1873)

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New data: 24: pitfall trap, 11.8.2022, 1 ♂, leg. J.L., O.M.; 25: pitfall trap, 2.9.2022, 1 ♂, leg. J.L., O.M.; 96: individual sampling under Platanus × hispanica bark, 14.10.2021, 1 ♂, leg. J.C.; 117: individual sampling under Acer bark, 2.3.2022, 1 T, leg. L. V.; 118: individual sampling under Acer bark, 4.10.2021, 1 ♂, leg. L. V.; 121: individual sampling under Acer bark, 28.3.2022, 1 ♂, leg. L. V.; 126: individual sampling under P. × hispanica bark, 6.6.2017, 1 ♂; 23.4.2021, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; 2.9.2021, 1 T; leg. J.C., D.G., DA.J.; 143: pitfall trap, 6.11.2020, 1 ♂; leg. O.M.; 145: individual sampling under Platanus bark, 23.9.2022, 2 ♀♀, leg. L. V.; 173: individual sampling under Platanus acerifolia bark, 6.4.2022, 2 ♂♂, 1 T, 2 D, leg. L. V.; 177: individual sampling under P. acerifolia bark, 8.10.2021, 1 ♀, 8 ♂♂, 2 T, 9 D, leg. J.C.

European distribution: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Portugal, Russia (European part), Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland ( NovÁk 2015; ČervenÁ et al. 2021a; WPC 2024).

Notes: Withius hispanus was recorded for the first time in Bratislava . The species was found in two habitat types, under tree bark and in pitfall traps. The recorded specimens represent the first discovery of the species and the family of Bratislava .

Figures

FIGURE 13. Pseudoscorpions from the families Chernetidae and Withiidae. A. Pselaphochernes scorpioides (female, loc. 189). B. Withius hispanus (female, loc. 126). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 14. Distribution of the species of Chernetidae and Withiidae in Bratislava city. A. Pselaphochernes scorpioides. B. Withius hispanus. For the locality codes, see Table 1.