Atemnus politus ( Simon, 1878 )

Novák, János, 2024, An updated checklist for the pseudoscorpion fauna of Hungary (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones), Zootaxa 5433 (1), pp. 51-95 : 70

Atemnus politus ( Simon, 1878)

Chelifer politus Simon, 1878: 149-150 .

Atemnus politus : Szent-Ivány 1941: 88–89; Beier 1963a: 247; Szalay 1968: 51; Harvey 1991: 455–456; Kárpáthegyi 2006: 115; Kárpáthegyi 2007: 86; Christophoryová et al. 2011b: 37; Novák 2011: 69; Harvey 2013; Novák 2013a: 125; Novák 2016: 6; Červená et al. 2020a: 223; WPC 2023.

Occurrence: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, North North Macedonia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Budapest: Gellért hill, Csörgő Hill; Duka ( Szent-Ivány 1941) . Budaörs: Odvas Hill ; Szarvas: Arboretum of Szarvas ( Kárpáthegyi 2006) . Badacsonyörs: Folly Arboretum ( Novák 2011) .

Esztergom: Strázsa Hill (Novák 2013). Budaörs: Odvas Hill; Budapest: Farkasrét, Kamaraerdő ( Novák 2016).

New data: Ágasegyháza : 10.23.1953. leg. ??? (HNHM Pseud-1899: 1 adult) ; Kiskunság : homokbuckás, 10.05.1977, leg. LÁ, MH (HNHM Pseud-1683: 3 adults) ; Lakitelek: Tőserdő , 12.04.2012, leg. ZG, TN (HNHM Pseud-1529: 1 juv.) ; Tatabánya: 18.10.1960, leg. IL (HNHM Pseud-1621: 1 adult) ; 14.10.1960, leg. IL (HNHM Pseud-1626: 1 adult; HNHM Pseud-1641: 2 adults) .

New data: nil.

Habitat preference: Atemnus politus is a thermophilic species, preferring dry habitats, and can be found under stones, under tree bark, and in plant debris ( Beier 1963a; Kárpáthegyi 2006). In Slovakia it has been reported from ant nests ( Červená et al. 2020b). In Hungary this species prefers dry habitats and southern slopes and has been found under stones of dolomite steppes, in dry bushy forest and in leaf litter of oak forests ( Novák 2016).

Remarks: this species was first recorded from Hungary by Szent-Ivány (1941). Since then, it has been reported from several localities ( Kárpáthegyi 2006, 2007; Novák 2011, 2013a, 2016).