Epicriopsis horridus ( Kramer, 1876 )

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Epicriopsis horridus ( Kramer, 1876)

Gamasus horridus Kramer, 1876: 82 .

Epicrius mollis . — Haller 1881: 190; Berlese 1887a: 40 /9; Oudemans 1903: 87; George 1906: 265; Turk 1943: 856.

Hypoaspis mollis . — Oudemans 1903: 87, and Oudemans 1904: 84; Turk 1943: 856.

Epicriopsis horrida . — Berlese 1916a: 48.

Epicriopsis berlesei Oudemans, 1939a: 198 (new name for Epicrius mollis sensu Berlese, 1887 ). Synonymy by Karg (1971a, 1971b).

Epicriopsis horridus . — Mašán 2017: 61 .

More information about the synonyms of this species are available in Mašán (2017: 61).

Distribution and habitats – Finland, from sawdust and soil ( Huhta et al. 2012; Huhta 2016); Germany, from litter ( Kramer 1876), and soil ( Glockemann and Larink 1991); Hungary, from soil, and on bamboo plantings ( Salmane and Kontschán 2005; Kontschán et al. 2015b); Ireland, from soil ( Arroyo et al. 2013); Israel, from litter ( Costa 1966); Italy, from soil ( Berlese 1916a); Latvia, from leaves and fungi ( Salmane, 1999; 2001; 2005b; Petrova et al. 2004; Salmane and Brumelis 2010); Moldavia, from humus, rotting hay and moos ( Bregetova 1977 ); Norway, from wet moss on bank of rill on border of C3a vegetation, and from soil ( Gwiazdowicz and Gulvik 2005; Skorupski et al. 2009); Poland, from soil, rotten wood, leaf litter and soil under yew ( Taxus baccata L.) ( Pinales : Taxaceae ) forest ( Seniczak et al. 1999; Gwiazdowicz and Klemt 2004; Skorupski et al. 2013; Madej and Kozub,2014; Kordonska, et al. 2019); Russia, Leningrad Oblast, Crimea and Caucasus region, from humus, rotting hay and moos ( Bregetova 1977 ), Northern Taiga region, from soil and litter ( Makarova 2009), Northeastern Altai, from soil ( Marchenko 2012), Omskaya Oblast, micromammal ( Vinarskaya et al. 2016); Slovakia, from soil, leaf litter, soil detritus, nest of diffrent animals ( Aves, Mammalia, Insecta), decaying herbaceous vegetation and decaying plant remnants, and moss ( Mašán 2017); Syria, from soil and litter ( Barbar 2018); Ukraine, Odessa Oblast, from mixed forests, humus, rotting hay and moos ( Bregetova, 1977 ); United Kingdom, from soil ( Southwood and Emden 1967; Evans and Till 1979); Central Europe (country not mentioned), from leaf litter ( Buryn 2008).

Note – Type locality of Epicriopsis berlesei not specified ( Germany, Borkum Island; Italy, San Remo; France, Sucy-en-Brie), in rotting leaves ( Oudemans 1939a: 198 by Mašán 2017).

Published material from Iran – East Azerbaijan Province, Tabriz, from soil of orchards Golestan Province, Gorgan , from soil and litter ; Guilan Province, Talesh, Shaft , Siahkal, Fuman and Rostamabad, from soil ; Lorestan Province, Khorramabad and Bishe District , from soil under willow trees and oak forest; Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari , Esfahan and Khuzestan Provinces , region not mentioned, from soil, debris, soil of ants’ nests and fungi ( Kazemi and Rajaei 2013; Nemati et al. 2018) .