Macrocheles peniculatus Berlese, 1918

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Macrocheles peniculatus Berlese, 1918

Macrocheles (Coprholaspis) peniculatus Berlese, 1918: 166 .

Macrocheles (Coprholaspis) vicarius Berlese, 1918: 167 .

Macrocheles caelatus .— Emberson, 1973: 119.

Macrocheles peniculatus .— Karg, 1971: 138; Bregetova, 1977: 366; Emberson, 1980: 138; Wallace, 1986: 11; Halliday, 2000: 306.

Specimens examined. 6 females, Turkey, Giresun, KOvancık Village , 40° 52' N, 38° 51' E, alt. 94 m, 12 OctOber 2013, litter Of Corylus sp.

Notes. This species is widely distributed in the wOrld ( Halliday, 2000; Faraji et al., 2008), and is newly recOrded fOr the Turkish fauna. DOrsal and ventral shields in Figs 37 and 38 .

Figures

FIGURES 35 – 39. 35. Holostaspella bidentata, female, ventral spur of femur II; 36. Holostaspella bidentata, male, chelicerae. 37. Macrocheles peniculatus, female, dorsal shield; 38. Macrocheles peniculatus, female, ventral shields. 39. Macrocheles insignitus, female, ventral shields.