Allochernes solarii (Simon, 1898)

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 : 25

Allochernes solarii (Simon, 1898)

( Figs 8C , 9C )

Published data: 187: individual sampling and extraction of samples from anthill of Formica gagates , 11.4.2018, 1 ♀, 1 ♂; 3.5.2018, 1 ♂; 26.6.2018, 1 ♂; leg. J.C., M.J., K.K., A.P. ( ČervenÁ et al. 2020a); 188: individual sampling and extraction of samples from anthill of Formica gagates , 11.4.2018, 2 ♂♂; 3.5.2018, 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 T; 26.6.2018, 1 T; leg. J.C., M.J., K.K., A.P. ( ČervenÁ et al. 2018).

European distribution: Czechia, Italy, Slovakia ( ŠťÁhlavský & Krejčí 2021; WPC 2024).

Notes: Allochernes solarii was found for the first time in Slovakia only recently, in the anthills of Formica gagates at the VajnorskÁ hora sampling site ( ČervenÁ et al. 2018). Since all developmental stages were present in the anthills, it is assumed to be a myrmecophilous species ( ČervenÁ et al. 2018, 2020a). No new records were found in Bratislava during the present research.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Pseudoscorpions from the families Cheliferidae and Chernetidae. A. Mesochelifer ressli (female, loc. 41). B. Allochernes peregrinus (female, loc. 14). C. Allochernes solarii (male, loc. 187). D. Allochernes wideri (female, loc. 101). E. Chernes cimicoides (female, loc. 85). F. Chernes hahnii (female, loc. 87). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 9. Distribution of the species of Cheliferidae and Chernetidae in Bratislava city. A. Mesochelifer ressli. B. Allochernes peregrinus. C. Allochernes solarii. D. Allochernes wideri. For the locality codes, see Table 1.