Diplotemnus balcanicus ( Redikorzev, 1928 )

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

Diplotemnus balcanicus ( Redikorzev, 1928)

Chelifer balcanicus Redikorzev, 1928:120–123 .

Diplotemnus balcanicus : Novák & Harvey 2015: 316–323; Červená et al. 2020a: 223, 225, 226; WPC 2023.

Occurrence: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chad, China, Hungary, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Mongalia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Püspökhatvan ( Novák & Harvey 2015).

New data: Kemence: Rakattyás Valley , oak-hornbeam forest, under tree bark, 12.04.2015, leg. AG, OM, TN (HNHM Pseud-1911: 2♂) ; Kozárd : Jókai-köz, from house, 04.07.2004, leg. KH, DM (HNHM Pseud-1688: 1 adult) ; Kölked : hunter-house at Béda, 06.05.2000, leg. ZKO (HNHM Pseud-1550: 1♂) ; Lapis : under the bark of an old hollowed oak tree, 29.05.1953, leg. IK (HNHM Pseud-1689: 2 juv.) ; Ócsa : swamp, near to lookout, polarised light trap, phoresy, 10.06.2015, leg. AM (HNHM Pseud-1834: 1♀) .

Habitat preference: This species mostly prefers dry habitats ( Beier 1963a). In Hungary it has been found under tree-bark in oak-hornbeam forest, from houses, and from bat guano in a church tower. In one case it was found in a polarised light trap, into which it might have been transferred by a flying insect, which is suggestive of phoretic behaviour.

Remarks: the binomen Diplotemnus balcanicus was recently introduced by Novák & Harvey (2015) as a new combination, after Diplotemnus insolitus Chamberlin, 1933 and Diplotemnus vachoni Dumitresco and Orghidan, 1969 were regarded as its junior synonyms. At the same time, it was firstly recorded from Hungary ( Novák & Harvey 2015).