First comprehensive research on pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) collected from bird nests in Russia

Authors

KATARINA KRAJCOVICOVA
ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH MATYUKHIN
JANA CHRISTOPHORYOVA

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1801-47

Abstract

The first comprehensive research on pseudoscorpion fauna in bird nests in Russia was carried out. A total of 131 pseudoscorpion specimens belonging to nine species and three families were collected. Eight of them were present in bird nests. One species was found in the plumage of dead Larus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766). Four species, Diplotemnus balcanicus (Redikorzev, 1928), Chernes vicinus (Beier, 1932), Dinocheirus panzeri (C.L. Koch, 1837), and Dinocheirus transcaspius (Redikorzev, 1922), are presented as new to the fauna of Russia. Simultaneously genera Dinocheirus and Diplotemnus and family Atemnidae are new for the pseudoscorpion fauna of Russia.

Keywords

Dinocheirus, Diplotemnus, faunistic, first record, phoresy, Chernes vicinus

First Page

480

Last Page

487

Recommended Citation

KRAJCOVICOVA, KATARINA; MATYUKHIN, ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH; and CHRISTOPHORYOVA, JANA (2018) "First comprehensive research on pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) collected from bird nests in Russia," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1801-47
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol42/iss4/14