Phthiracarus (P.) laevigatus (C.L. Koch, 1841)

Syn.: Phthiracarus piger (Scopoli, 1763) sensu Darejanashvili 1964, Darejanashvili & Gurgenidze 2004, Djaparidze 1963, 1966, 1974, Karppinen et al. 1987, Krivolutsky & Tarba 1972, Murvanidze & Darejanashvili 2000, Shtanchaeva & Subías 2010

Distribution in Georgia. whole country (Murvanidze et al. 2013; Murvanidze & Mumladze 2014; Murvanidze & Arabuli 2015; Murvanidze & Todria 2015; Murvanidze et al. 2015; Shtanchaeva & Subías 2010) Global distribution. Palaearctic

Ecology. All types of habitats

Remark. In older literature (see synonyms) presence of Phthiracarus piger (Scopoli, 1763) is indicated for several locations of Georgia. After Niedbała (1992) and Weigmann (2006) it is species inquirinda which is impossible to identify as any modern described species. It is regarded as synonym to P. laevigatus by Willmann (1931).