Lamprochernes chyzeri (Tömösváry, 1882)

Novák, János, 2024, An updated checklist for the pseudoscorpion fauna of Hungary (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones), Zootaxa 5433 (1), pp. 51-95 : 78-79

Lamprochernes chyzeri (Tömösváry, 1882)

Chernes (Lamprochernes) chyzeri Tömösváry, 1882a: 186–187 ; Daday 1889a: 115-116 Chernes chyzeri Tömösváry : Daday 1889b: 25; Daday 1918: 1 Lamprochernes chyzeri : Beier 1963a: 251; Szalay 1968: 53–54; Harvey 1991: 588; Kárpáthegyi 2007: 87; Christophoryová et al. 2011b: 37; Harvey 2013; Novák 2013a: 127; Novák 2015: 156; Novák 2016: 7; Novák 2018: 103; Novák & Dányi 2018:

306; Červená et al. 2020a: 223; WPC 2023. Withius subruber : Kárpáthegyi 2007: 89 (misidentification).

Occurrence: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Tárkány ( Tömösváry 1882a). Vádé ( Daday 1889b). Kis-Balaton Lake ( Kárpáthegyi 2007). Lakitelek: Töserdő; Szigetbecse ( Novák 2013a). Budapest: Normafa ( Novák 2016). Aggtelek: Haragistya; Sárospatak (Novák 2018).

New data: Bátorliget: from stable, 05.10.1990, leg. OM (HNHM Pseur-1717: 1♂) ; Börzsöny : 1920, leg. ED (HNHM Pseud-1772: 1♂, 2♀) ; Valley of Kemence Brook (Börzsöny Mts): 26.24.1940, leg. IL (HNHM Pseud-1764: 1♂, 2♀) ; Lórév : williw groove, under tree bark, 03.05.1987, leg. OM (HNHM Pseud-1831: 1♂, 2♀) ; 08.05.1988, leg. OM (HNHM Pseud-1752: 2♂, 2♀) ; Noszlop : Széki Forest, oak-hornbeam forest, 25.09.1999, leg. ZKO (HNHM Pseud-1393: 1♂) ; Pácin : Mágócsi Castle, 29.08.2004, leg. GH (KFM Pseud-0012: 1♀) .

Habitat preference: This species has usually been found under tree bark, but has also been found in bird nests ( Beier 1963a; Legg & Jones, 1988; Christophoryová et al. 2011d). It was reported from decomposed organic material in Albania ( Červená et al. 2021a). In Hungary, it has been reported from under tree bark in a hardwood grove ( Novák 2013a), from oak-hornbeam forest (Novák 2015), and from beech forest ( Novák 2016). During the present study it was found in stables, in oak-hornbeam forest, and in a willow grooves.

Remarks: This species was originally described by Tömösváry (1882a) from several type localities which now are located in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia (WPC 2023). Lamprochernes chyzeri is widely distributed across Hungary. Lamprochernes chyzeri is morphologically indistinguishable from L. abditus Christophoryová, Krajčovičová, Šťáhlavský, Španiel, and Opatova, 2023 ( Christophoryová et al. 2023).