Pseudoscorpions of Poland

Thursday, 20 March 2014

CHECK-LIST OF PSEUDOSCORPIONS (PSEUDOSCORPIONIDEA) OF POLAND

 

Prepared by:

 Wojciech B. Jędryczkowski

 

 

CHTHONIIDAE
1. Mundochthonius carpaticus Rafalski, 1948
2. Chthonius ischnocheles (Hermann, 1804)
3. Chthonius heterodactylus Tömösvary, 1882
4. Chthonius tenuis L. Koch, 1873
5. Chthonius tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790)
6. Chthonius fuscimanus E. Simon, 1900

 

NEOBISIIDAE
1. Neobisium sylvaticum C.L. Koch, 1835)
2. Neobisium crassifemoratum (Beier, 1928)
3. Neobisium simoni (L. Koch, 1873)
4. Neobisium erythrodactylum ( L. Koch, 1873)
5. Neobisium brevidigitatum (Beier, 1928)
6. Neobisium carcinoides (Hermann, 1804)
7. Neobisium carpaticum Beier, 1935
8. Neobisium polonicum Rafalski, 1936
9. Neobisium fuscimanum (C.L. Koch, 1843)
10. Roncus transsilvanicus Beier, 1928
11. Microbisium brevifemoratum (Ellingsen, 1903)
12. Microbisium suecicum Lohmander, 1945

 

GARYPIDAE
1. Larca lata (Hansen, 1884)

 

CHEIRIDIIDAE
1. Cheiridium museorum (Leach, 1817)
2. Apocheiridium ferum (Simon, 1879)

 

CHERNETIDAE
1. Lamprochernes nodosus (Schrank, 1803)
2. Lamprochernes chyzeri (Tömösvary, 1882)
3. Anthrenochernes stellae Lohmander, 1939
4. Pselaphochernes scorpioides (Hermann, 1804)
5. Allochernes wideri (C.L. Koch, 1843)
6. Allochernes dubius (Cambridge, 1892)
7. Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939
8. Dinocheirus panzeri (C.L. Koch, 1836)
9. Chernes cimicoides (Fabricius, 1793)
10. Chernes hahni (C.L. Koch, 1843)
11. Chernes nigrimanus (Ellingsen, 1897)
12. Chernes beieri Harvey,1990
13. Chernes similis Beier, 1932
14. Dendrochernes cyrneus (L. Koch, 1873)

 

CHELIFERIDAE
1. Chelifer cancroides (Linnaeus, 1761)
2. Mesochelifer ressli Mahnert, 1981
3. Dactylochelifer latreillei (Leach, 1817)

 

 

COMMENTS:

Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids exclusively of predatory behaviour. They live in leaf litter, under barks, birds or small mammals nests and in rotten part of trees. The knowledge of Polish  fauna of Pseudoscorpionidea has been summarised by famous Polish arachnologist - Prof. Rafalski in 1967. Below there are main papers published after 1967.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Jędryczkowski W.B. 1985. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpiones) Mazowsza. Fragm. faun., 29: 77-83.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 1987. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpiones) Bieszczadów. Fragm. faun., 30: 341-349.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 1987. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpiones) Gór Świętokrzyskich. Fragm. faun., 31: 135-157.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 1988. The distribution and ecology of Pseudoscorpiones in Poland. XI. Europäisches Arachnologiches Colloquium. TUB-Dokumentation Kongresse und Tagungen, Heft 38.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 1995. Bezkręgowce lądowe (Isopoda, Diplopoda, Pseudoscorpiones, Opiliones) Pojezierza Mazurskiego. Fragm. faun., 37: 505-520.
Jędryczkowski W.B.  1996. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpiones) Roztocza. Fragm. faun., 39: 21-27.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 1997. Ecological factors in the distribution of Carpathian elements in Poland. Proc. 16th Europ.Coll.Arachnol. Siedlce, 127 - 131.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 2000. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpionidea). [W:] J. Razowski (red.), Flora i fauna Pienin. - Monogr. pien., 1: 125 - 126.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 2000. Zaleszczotki (Pseudoscorpionida) wybranych środowisk Bieszczadów. Monografie bieszczadzkie, 7: 105-110.
Jędryczkowski W.B. 2001. Subclassis (podgromada): Pseudoscorpionidea - zaleszczotki. [W:] J.M. Gutowski i B. Jaroszewicz (red.), Katalog fauny Puszczy Białowieskiej. IBL, Warszawa, p. 81.
Rafalski J. 1967. Zaleszczotki - Pseudoscorpionidea. Katalog fauny Polski, 32, 9. Warszawa, 34 pp, 1 mapa.