Neobisium (Neobisium) carcinoides (Hermann, 1804)

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 : 19-20

Neobisium (Neobisium) carcinoides (Hermann, 1804)

( Figs 3F , 5B )

Published data: 2: extraction of soil, leaves and dead wood, 3.7.2013, 1 D; 10.6.2014, 1 P; leg. P.F., M.H., MA.K. ( Christophoryová et al. 2016); 3: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 30.4.1999, 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 2 T, 1 D; 17.5.1999, 2 ♂♂, 4 T, 1 D; 24.7.1999, 1 ♀, 6 ♂♂, 6 T, 7 D, 4 P; 21.8.1999, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 5 T, 1 D, 1 P; 24.9.1999, 2 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂, 1 T, 2 D; 15.10.1999, 2 ♀♀, 6 T, 2 D, 1 P; 7.4.2000, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 5 D; 28.4.2000, 1 ♀, 4 ♂♂, 1 T, 5 D; 14.6.2000, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 1 T, 4 D; 26.7.2000, 4 T, 2 D, 4 P; 31.8.2000, 4 ♂♂, 13 T, 2 D, 1 P; 20.9.2000, 3 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂, 3 D; 7.11.2000, 3 ♀♀; 5.4.2005, 1 ♂, 1 D; 3.5.2005, 1 T, 1 D; 3.6.2005, 1 ♂, 3 D, 5 P; 13.7.2005, 2 T, 1 D; 31.8.2005, 2 D, 2 P; 10.10.2005, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 1 T, 4 D; 13.12.2005, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 11 D, 2 P; 21.4.2006, 1 ♀, 1 D; 31.5.2006, 2 T; 30.6.2006, 1 D; 2.8.2006, 2 D, 1 P; 2.9.2006, 2 T; 2.10.2006, 3 ♀♀, 2 D; 2.11.2006, 1 ♀, 1 T; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. ( Christophoryová 2013); 4: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 30.4.1999, 1 ♀, 1 T, 4 D; 17.5.1999, 6 ♂♂, 2 T; 24.7.1999, 1 ♂, 2 T, 1 D, 4 P; 24.9.1999, 1 ♀, 2 D; 15.10.1999, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T, 5 D, 4 P; 7.4.2000, 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂; 28.4.2000, 1 ♀, 1 D, 1 P; 14.6.2000, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 2 T, 2 D, 1 P; 26.7.2000, 1 ♂, 1 T; 31.8.2000, 1 ♂, 1 T, 2 D, 3 P; 20.9.2000, 3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T; 7.11.2000, 1 D; 8.4.2005, 1 T; 3.6.2005, 1 ♂; 13.7.2005, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T; 8.10.2005, 1 ♂, 1 T, 7 D; 11.11.2005, 1 D; 26.5.2006, 3 T, 1 D; 30.6.2006, 1 ♂, 1 T; 2.8.2006, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T, 1 D; 2.9.2006, 1 T; 1.11.2006, 1 D; 9.12.2006, 1 P; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. ( Christophoryová 2013); 5: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 5.4.2005, 1 ♂, 2 D; 3.6.2005, 1 ♀, 3 T, 3 P; 13.7.2005, 2 D, 1 P; 31.8.2005, 2 ♂♂, 1 T, 2 D, 4 P; 11.10.2005, 5 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂, 1 T, 8 D, 3 P; 13.12.2005, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 T, 1 D, 1 P; 21.4.2006, 2 D, 1 P; 30.6.2006, 2 D, 1 P; 2.8.2006, 1 ♂, 1 D, 1 P; 2.9.2006, 2 T, 3 D; 2.10.2006, 1 ♀; 2.11.2006, 1 ♀, 1 D; 9.12.2006, 1 ♀, 3 D, 1 P; 9.1.2007, 1 T, 2 D; leg. M.H. ( Christophoryová 2013); 6: extraction of soil, 31.1.2018, 2 ♂♂, 1 D, leg. P.F. ( ČervenÁ et al. 2020b); 7: extraction of compost heap, 5.10.2013, 1 P, leg. D.G., K.K. ( Christophoryová et al. 2017c); 14: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 30.4.1999, 1 ♂; 17.5.1999, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 3 T, 1 D; 24.7.1999, 2 ♀♀, 2 P; 21.8.1999, 1 ♂, 5 T; 24.9.1999, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, 13 D, 6 P; 15.10.1999, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 T; 28.4.2000, 1 ♂, 2 T, 2 D; 14.6.2000, 1 ♀, 1 D, 1 P; 26.7.2000, 1 ♂; 31.8.2000, 1 T; 20.9.2000, 1 ♂; 7.11.2000, 1 ♀; 13.7.2005, 1 T, 1 D; 11.11.2005, 6 D; 19.4.2006, 1 D; 5.12.2006, 1 ♀, 1 D, 1 P; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. ( Christophoryová 2013); 55: extraction of soil, leaves and dead wood, 25.4.2014, 1 ♂, leg. M.H. ( Christophoryová et al. 2016); 81: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 4.5.1999, 2 ♂♂; 13.5.1999, 9 T; 6.6.1999, 3 ♀♀, 4 D, 1 P; 23.9.1999, 5 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 1 T, 1 D, 5 P; 12.10.1999, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 3 T, 4 D, 5 P; 4.4.2000, 1 T; 29.4.2000, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 5 T, 2 D, 1 P; 9.6.2000, 1 ♀, 1 T; 30.8.2000, 2 T; 28.9.2000, 4 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 T, 2 D; 26.10.2000, 1 T, 14 D; 1.4.2005, 1 ♂; 3.5.2005, 5 T; 4.6.2005, 2 P; 13.7.2005, 2 ♂♂, 1 D; 26.8.2005, 1 ♀; 7.10.2005, 1 T, 2 D, 2 P; 17.11.2005, 2 ♀♀, 3 D, 1 P; 20.4.2006, 1 ♂; 30.6.2006, 1 ♀; 3.8.2006, 1 D; 1.9.2006, 1 ♀, 3 D; 1.10.2006, 1 T; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. ( Christophoryová 2013); 84: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 4.5.1999, 2 T; 18.5.1999, 3 T, 1 D; 6.7.1999, 5 D; 7.8.1999, 2 T; 23.9.1999, 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂, 3 T, 3 D, 1 P; 12.10.1999, 2 ♂♂, 3 D, 2 P; 4.4.2000, 1 T; 29.4.2000, 1 ♀, 2 D; 9.6.2000, 2 T, 2 D, 2 P; 25.7.2000, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 4 T, 3 D; 30.8.2000, 1 ♂; 28.9.2000, 1 P; 26.10.2000, 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 12 D; 1.4.2005, 3 D, 1 P; 3.5.2005, 3 T, 1 D; 4.6.2005, 3 P; 13.7.2005, 1 ♀, 6 ♂♂, 2 T; 26.8.2005, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, 2 T, 1 D, 5 P; 7.10.2005, 3 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂, 1 T, 40 D, 17 P; 17.11.2005, 1 ♂, 8 D, 2 P; 20.4.2006, 1 ♀, 1 T, 1 D; 24.5.2006, 1 ♂, 2 T, 1 P; 30.6.2006, 1 T; 3.8.2006, 1 ♂, 3 P; 1.10.2006, 2 ♀♀, 3 D; 1.11.2006, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 D, 2 P; 7.12.2006, 1 T, 2 D; 5.1.2007, 1 D; 3.6.2008, 1 P; leg. M.H., Z.K., I.O. ( Christophoryová 2013); 85: Malaise trap, 22.9.2012, 1 ♀, leg. O.M. ( KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014); 90: extraction of Troglodytes troglodytes nest, 25.6.1990, 1 ♂; extraction of Erithacus rubecula nest, 25.6.1990, 1 ♀; leg. J.K. ( ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2011a); 168: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 7.4.2005, 3 ♂♂, 1 T, 2 D; 30.4.2005, 3 ♂♂, 2 D; 31.5.2005, 4 ♀♀, 9 ♂♂, 6 P; 29.6.2005, 2 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂, 2 T, 36 D, 1 P; 5.8.2005, 11 T; 30.8.2005, 4 ♂♂, 1 T, 2 D; 9.10.2005, 11 ♀♀, 13 ♂♂, 10 T, 13 D; 12.11.2005, 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 6 T, 10 D; 20.4.2006, 1 ♀, 1 T, 4 D; 23.5.2006, 4 ♂♂, 1 T, 3 D; 24.6.2006, 3 T, 3 P; 3.8.2006, 2 T, 2 D; 1.9.2006, 1 T; 1.10.2006, 4 ♂♂, 1 T; 1.11.2006, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂, 1 T; 5.12.2006, 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 T; 4.1.2007, 1 D; leg. M.H. ( Christophoryová 2013); 174: extraction of soil, leaves and dead wood, 22.6.2013, 1 D, leg. M.H.; pitfall trap, 3.1.2015, 1 ♀, leg. O.M. ( ChristophoryovÁ et al. 2016); 176: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 30.4.2005, 1 ♂; 29.6.2005, 1 ♂, 2 D; 29.8.2005, 1 ♂, 2 T, 1 D, 2 P; 1.9.2005, 5 D, 1 P; 9.10.2005, 3 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂, 3 T, 6 D, 5 P; 8.12.2005, 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂, 2 T, 2 D; 22.4.2006, 1 T, 3 D; 23.5.2006, 1 P; 24.6.2006, 2 ♀♀, 9 D, 4 P; 4.8.2006, 1 ♀, 5 T, 7 P; 1.9.2006, 1 D; 1.10.2006, 1 ♂, 1 T, 3 D; 6.12.2006, 4 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 3 T, 2 D; 7.1.2007, 1 ♀, 1 ♂; leg. M.H. ( ChristophoryovÁ 2013).

New data: 21: Malaise trap, 4.3.2021, 4 ♂♂, leg. O.M.; 25: pitfall trap, 4.2.2021, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. O.M.; 35 pitfall trap, 15.9.2019, 1 ♂, leg. J.L.; 36: pitfall trap, 9.1.2020, 1 ♂, leg. J.L., D.Š.; 39: pitfall trap, 19.11.2020, 1 ♂, leg. J.L., D.Š.; 47: extraction of leaf litter, 15.10.2019, 1 ♀, leg. J.C., E.N.; 66: extraction of leaf litter and soil, 17.9.2021, 1 ♀, 4 ♂♂, 1 D, leg. P.F.; 67: pitfall traps, 10.10.2022, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂; 7.11.2022, 1 ♂; leg. J.L.; 68: pitfall traps, 10.10.2022, 1 ♀; 7.11.2022, 2 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂; leg. J.L.; 107: sifting of leaf litter, leaves and dead wood, 26.4.2020, 3 ♂♂, leg. J.C.; 108: extraction of leaf litter, 19.10.2019, 2 D, leg. E.N.; 112: sifting of leaf litter and dead wood, 18.4.2020, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. J.C.; 132: pitfall traps, 13.8.2019, 1 ♂; 17.12.2019, 1 ♀; 4.1.2020, 1 ♂; leg. J.L.; 140: pitfall trap, 20.9.2020, 1 T, leg. J.L.; 143: pitfall traps, 14.3.2020, 1 ♀; 21.5.2020, 2 ♂♂; 24.6.2020, 1 ♀, 1 ♂; 8.8.2020, 1 ♂; 19.8.2020, 1 ♂; 8.10.2020, 1 ♀; 28.11.2020, 1 ♂; leg. O.M.; 144: pitfall trap, 23.10.2020, 1 ♂, leg. J.L.; 146: extraction of leaf litter, 23.10.2020, 1 ♂, leg. P.F.; 148: extraction of soil, 23.10.2020, 3 D, leg. P.F.; 152: extraction of soil, 23.10.2020, 1 ♀, 1 D, 1 P, leg. P.F.; 155: sifting of leaf litter, 28.4.2020, 1 ♂, leg. J.C.; 165: pitfall trap, 21.1.2020, 1 ♀, leg. J.L.; 183: extraction of sample from dead decomposing mouflon, 1.2.2022, 2 ♂♂, 1 T, 1 D, leg. L.Š.; 184: extraction of leaf litter, 8.7.2021, 4 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 1 T; 4.8.2021, 1 T, 2 D, 1 P; leg. A.P.

European distribution: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine ( WPC 2024).

Notes: Neobisium carcinoides is the most widespread pseudoscorpion species of the family Neobisiidae in Europe ( WPC 2024). It is a eurytopic species that tends to be abundant mainly in leaf litter and soil ( Christophoryová 2013; Christophoryová et al. 2016; ČervenÁ et al. 2020b). Its incidental occurrence was also recorded in composts ( Christophoryová et al. 2017c), Malaise traps ( KrajčovičovÁ & ChristophoryovÁ 2014), or bird nests on the ground and in the bush ( Christophoryová et al. 2011a). ŠťÁhlavský & Dolejš (2019) list one female and one tritonymph from the collection of arachnologist František Miller, where only Bratislava is mentioned as a sampling site, without more detailed faunistic data. Despite the frequent occurrence of the species in Bratislava , 23 new sampling sites have been added to its distribution. For the first time it was collected from a dead mouflon, and both adult and nymphal stages were caught.

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FIGURE 3. Pseudoscorpions from the families Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae. A. Chthonius ischnocheles (male, locality 51). B. Chthonius ressli (male, loc. 148). C. Ephippiochthonius boldorii (male, loc. 65). D. Ephippiochthonius fuscimanus (male, loc. 112). E. Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus (male, loc. 146). F. Neobisium carcinoides (male, loc. 68). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Distribution of the species of Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae in Bratislava city. A. Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus. B. Neobisium carcinoides. C. Neobisium carpaticum. D. Neobisium erythrodactylum. For the locality codes, see Table 1.