Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Malá Fatra National Park, Strážovské Vrchy Protected Landscape Area and Žilinská Kotlina Basin (Slovakia)

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PSEUDOSCORPIONS (ARACHNIDA: PSEUDOSCORPIONES) OF MALÁ FATRA NATIONAL PARK, STRÁŽOVSKÉ VRCHY PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREA AND ŽILINSKÁ KOTLINA BASIN (SLOVAKIA)

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3 Katarína Krajčovičová , Erika Igondová , Oto Majzlan 1 & Radomír Blažek 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, SK–842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia [[email protected]] Department of Environmental studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University,3 Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, SK–842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia [[email protected], [email protected]] Mestské Múzeum v Rajci, Hviezdoslavova 1070, SK–015 01 Rajec, Slovakia [[email protected]] Abstract:

Faunistic data on pseudoscorpions from Malá Fatra National Park, Strážovské vrchy Protected Landscape Area and Žilinská kotlina Basin were summarized for the first time. A total of 11 species from four families were found during 2004–2015. Pseudoscorpions from Chthoniidae and Neobisiidae families were sifted from organic material or collected using pitfall traps. Only one species of the family Cheliferidae, collected by beating branches,Neobisium was found. erythrodacty Chernetid- lumpseudoscorpions were mostly sifted from compost heaps, garden waste and rotten hay. The most abundant was epigean species Lamprochernes(L. Koch, 1873), nodosus majority of specimens were collected using pitfall traps in wetland area in Šujské rašelinisko Nature Reserve. In the study area, species (Schrank, 1803) occurred in high abundance as well, all specimensKey words: were found in composts and rotten hay.

Central Europe, faunistics, peatbog, Pseudoscorpiones, Slovakia, wetland. INTRODUCTION C heterodactylus C diophthalmus - - . Tömösváry, 1882 with . Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids inhabit Daday, 1888. Taken this revision into ac- ing almost all terrestrial habitats (Beier 1963). count, the Slovak pseudoscorpion fauna currently includes 54 species from eight families. More in According to Christophoryová et al. (2011a, c;- tensive research of this arachnid order began in 2012a, b) the Slovak pseudoscorpion faunaChtho was- - niusrepresented heterodactylus by 55 species belonging to eight fami Slovakia in the latter half of the 20th century. For lies. Gardini (2014) in his latest revision of that reason, the knowledge of pseudoscorpion di group synonymized species versity and distribution is still fragmentary. Only

Krajčovičová K, Igondová E, Majzlan O & Blažek R, 2016: Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseu- doscorpiones) of Malá Fatra National Park, Strážovské vrchy Protected Landscape Area and Žilinská kotlina Basin (Slovakia). Folia faunistica Slovaca, 21 (1): 1–7. [in Slovak, with English abstract] Received 29 June 2015 ~ Accepted 12 December 2015 ~ Published 5 February 2016

- Neobisium Pselaphochernes - - a few areas have been systematically investigat sp. and Neobisium beieri sp. listed in (ed: Gaderská dolina Valley of Veľká Fatra Nation- the paper were never identified on species lev al Park (Krumpál 1980), Poloniny National Park el. The rare species Verner, 1958 Krumpál & Krumpálová 2003), Cerová vrchovi- describedN. from beieri Veľká Fatra NP was confirmed by na Protected Landscape Area (Christophoryová Krumpál (1980). Studničková (1968) mentioned 2009) and Burda Nature Reserve (Christophory record of C. heterodactylusin her thesis from Malá Fatra NP- ová et al. 2014). Malé Karpaty Protected Landscape as well, but this record has never been published. Area and Trnavská pahorkatina Hills represent the The findings of represent the on best-documented regions in Slovakia, through the- ly published data about pseudoscorpions from Malá- systematic long-term research (Christophoryová Fatra NP (Krumpál & Kiefer 1981, Ducháč 1989). & Krumpál 2005, 2007; Christophoryová & Hole- There are no published records about pseudoscor cová 2012; Christophoryová 2013). The attention pions from Strážovské vrchy Protected Landscape was also paid to the pseudoscorpion fauna of small- Area and Žilinská kotlina Basin. er areas: a several years accumulated material - Each faunistic study of a new area could improve from Šúr Nature Reserve was published by Chris the knowledge about pseudoscorpion diversity in tophoryová & Krumpál (2010) and pseudoscor Slovakia. The aim of the current paper was to give- pion material from Malaise traps and pitfall traps new report of pseudoscorpion species from Malá from Ostrov Kopáč Nature Reserve was published Fatra NP, Strážovské vrchy PLA and Žilinská kotli by Krumpál & Christophoryová (2007). During na Basin. the years 1974–1976 Krumpál (1980) carried out- MATERIAL AND METHODS the research in Gaderská dolina, valley of Veľká- Fatra NP, which is closest to the current studied ar ea (Veľká Fatra NP borders Malá Fatra NP). Alto- The study area is located in northern Slovakia gether 13 species from three families were found in (Fig. 1). The altitude varies from 371 to 840 m above NeobisiumGaderská dolina brevidigitatum using pitfall traps, siftingN andcarpati indi- sea level. Malá Fatra NP forests are represented- cumvidual collecting. NFourmacrodactylum species of them, concretely mainly by mixed beech forests at higher elevations Chernes similis (Beier, 1928), . by fir and spruce. Limestone beech forests domi Beier, 1935, . (Daday, 1888) nate in the whole area of Strážovské vrchy PLA. and (Beier, 1932) were recorded The material presented in this paper was collected for the first time in Slovakia. The pseudoscorpions during 2004 – 2015. The majority of specimens was

Figure 1.

Map of localities situated in Malá Fatra National Park, Strážovské vrchy Protected Landscape Area and Žilinská kotlina Basin (Slovakia); with locality codes listed in list of localities (see Material and Methods). Folia faunistica Slovaca 21 (1) 2016: 1–7 3

- Martinské hole: collected randomly by different collectors. System [12A]48°58’44” Rajec: N, 18°36’43” W, 656 m atic research was carried out in Šujské rašelinisko a.s.l., meadow, sifting under the hazel vegetation, Nature Reserve, where formaldehyde pitfall traps leg. R. Blažek; [12B] Rajec: 49°04’58” N, 18°37’42” with two weeks sampling intervals were exposed W, 494 m a.s.l., city gardens, sifting of garden waste,- during 2013 – 2015; exposure time: 14. 4. – 1. 11.- leg. R. Blažek; 49°04’02”[13] Rokoš N, 18°36’18” Nature 2013, 24. 3. – 5. 10. 2014, in 2015 the pitfall traps- Reserve:W, 500 m a.s.l., stream bank, sifting under the al- were exposed randomly. Šujské rašelinisko NR lo der vegetation, leg. R. Blažek; cated in Malá Fatra NP is an importantth wetland ar [14A] Súľov-Hradná:48°46’20” N, 18°26’43” W, 747 m a.s.l., de ea of Slovakia classified to the 4 level of nature ciduous forest, sifting of leaf litter, leg. Ľ. Černecká;- protection. 49°08’20” N, 18°35’30”[14B] W, - 444 m a.s.l., stream bank, sifting of compost con A part of the pseudoscorpion material was studied Súľov-Hradná: taining mainly garden waste, leg. R. Blažek; - as permanent slide mounts using Leica DM1000 mi- 49°08’12” N, 18°35’14” W, 444 croscope. A part of the material was deposited in [15A] m a.s.l., stream bank, sifting of compost contain ethanol and studied using Zeiss Stemi 2000-C ster Šujské rašelinisko Nature Reserve: ing mainly garden waste, leg. R. Blažek; eomicroscope. All specimens were identified using- 49°03’40” N, identification keys Christophoryová et al. (2011d) [15B] Šujské rašelinisko 18°37’05” W, 479 m a.s.l., peatbog, pitfall trap, leg. and Gardini (2013, 2014) (det. Jana Frisová Chris NR: - E. Igondová, O. Majzlan; tophoryová, K. Krajčovičová). Nomenclature for all - 49°03’37” N, 18°37’02” W, 480 m a.s.l., play taxa follows Harvey (2013) and Gardini (2014). [15C] Šujské rašelinisko NR: ground (mowed meadow), pitfall trap, leg. E. Ig The whole material is deposited in the zoological - collectionList of studied of the localities Comenius including University, sampling Bratislava. ondová, O. Majzlan; [15D] methods (alphabetized list): Šujské49°03’40” rašelinisko N, 18°36’57” NR: W, 493 m a.s.l., dry pine for [1A] Čičmany: est, pitfall trap, leg. E. Igondová, O. Majzlan; (Fig. 1) [15E] 49°03’44”Šujské rašelinisko N, 18°37’05” NR: [1B] Čičmany:48°57’07” N, 18°30’36” W, 665 m W, 479 m a.s.l., reed, Phragmites australis,Salix pitfallRu- a.s.l., marsh, sifting of organic material, leg. R. bustrap, leg. O. Majzlan; Blažek; 1C] Čičmany: 48°57’09” N, 18°30’51” W, 49°03’46” N, 18°37’09” W,[15F] 479 Šujském a.s.l., rašelinisko sp., 658 m a.s.l., marsh, sifting under the willows, leg. NR: sp. vegetation in peat area, pitfall trap, leg. E. R. Blažek;[2A] [ Dolná Tižina:48°57’54” N, 18°32’31” W, Igondová, O. Majzlan; [15G] 731 m a.s.l., marsh, sifting under the willows, leg. R.- Šujské49°03’42” rašelinisko N, 18°37’05” NR: W, 478 m a.s.l., gravel Blažek; 49°13’19” N, 18°54’45”[2B] bars, pitfall trap, leg. E. Igondová, O. Majzlan; DolnáW, 420 Tižina: m a.s.l., stream bank with willow vegeta 49°03’36” [15H] N, 18°37’18” Šujské tion, sifting of organic material, leg. R. Blažek; rašeliniskoW, 477 m a.s.l., NR: meadow–arable field edge, pitfall [3] Domaniža: 49°12’38” N, 18°55’17” W, 474 m trap, leg. E. Igondová, O. Majzlan; a.s.l., stream bank, sifting of moss, leg. R. Blažek; [16] Višňové:49°03’48” N, 18°37’19” W, 474 m 49°02’47” N, 18°33’04”[4] W,Ďurčiná: 371 m a.s.l., river bank, pitfall trap, leg. E. Igondová, O. a.s.l., stream bank, sifting of compost containing Majzlan;[17A] Vojtová dolina 49°08’57” Valley: N, 18°48’14” W, mainly garden waste, leg. R. Blažek; - 578 m a.s.l., spruce forest, sifting of moss, leg. R.- 49°04’23” N, 18°38’46”[5] Kamenná W, 481 m Poruba: a.s.l., stream bank Blažek; [17B] Vojtová dolina 49°05’21” Valley: N, with willow vegetation, sifting of organic materi- 18°36’52” W, 480 m a.s.l., marsh, sifting of dead- al, leg. R. Blažek; 49°06’00” wood, leg. R. Blažek; [17C] Vojtová do- N, 18°38’44”[6] Kľače: W, 438 m a.s.l., river bank with wil lina49°05’57” Valley: N, 18°36’35” W, 514 m a.s.l., marsh, sift low vegetation, sifting of organic material, leg. R. ing of deadwood, leg. R. Blažek; Blažek; [7] Kľak: 49°06’10” N, 18°39’18” W, 458 49°05’52”[18] Zbyňov: N, 18°36’41” W, 523 m a.s.l., m a.s.l., marsh, sifting of organic material, leg. R.- stream bank, sifting under the spruce vegetation, Blažek; 48°58’44”[8A] Kunerad: N, 18°36’32” W, 633 leg. R. Blažek; [19A] Zliechov:49°08’04” N, 18°38’29” m a.s.l., hill, spruce forest, sifting of organic ma W, 528 m a.s.l., forest–meadow edge, sifting of terial, leg. R. Blažek; 49°05’32”[8B] Kune N,- grass, leg. R. Blažek; [19B] Zliechov:48°56’55” N, rad:18°43’04” W, 553 m a.s.l., stream bank in spruce 18°27’20” W, 840 m a.s.l., beech forest, sifting of leaf forest, sifting of moss, leg. R. Blažek; [9] Lietavs- litter, leg. M. Holecová; [20] Zliechovská48°57’08” do- ká Lúčka:49°05’32” N, 18°42’44” W, 591 m a.s.l., spruce linaN, 18°25’33” Valley: W, 608 m a.s.l., stream bank, sifting forest, sifting of moss, leg. R. Blažek; of rotten hay, leg. R. Blažek; [10A] 49°11’02” Lietavská N, 18°40’22” Závadka: W, 397 m a.s.l., [21A] Žihľavník48°53’48” Nature N, 18°26’51” Reserve: W, 451 m a.s.l., the forest edge, sifting of organic material, leg. R. stream bank, sifting of leaf litter, leg. R. Blažek;- Blažek; [10B] 49°11’02” Lietavská N, [21B] Žihľavník48°52’53” NR: N, Závadka:18°38’54” W, 461 m a.s.l., stream bank, sifting of 18°13’43” W, 659 m a.s.l., oak-beech forest, beat organic material, leg. R. Blažek; [11] ing branches, leg. S. Korenko; 49°11’07” N, 18°38’07” W, 492 m a.s.l., 48°52’53” N, 18°13’43” W, 659 m a.s.l., oak-beech meadow, sifting of rotten hay, leg. R. Blažek; forest, pitfall trap, leg. S. Korenko. 4 Krajčovičová K et al.: Pseudoscorpions of Malá Fatra, Strážovské vrchy and Žilinská kotlina

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Only three adults were found in the studied area (Tab.Neobisiidae 1). Chamberlin, 1930 Altogether 243 specimens of 11 pseudoscorpion- Neobisium carcinoides species from four families were identified from ♂♂, ♀♀ the studied area (Tab. 1). Most species were re (Hermann, 1804) Neobisium erythro- ♂ ♂ ♀ corded from Neobisiidae family (four of them). The dactylum Lamprochernes nodo- [2A]: 4 ♂♂3 ,♀ 3 tritonymphs, 21. ♂5. 2013; [2B]: most abundant species were sus - 1 , 24.♀ 5. 2013; [4]: 1 , 2. 8.♂ 2012;♀ [5]: 1 , 19. 6. (L. Koch, 1873) and 2012; [6]: 6 , 1 , 19.♂♂ 4. 2014;♀♀ [7]: 1 , 31. 7. 2014; (Schrank, 1803). Pseudoscorpions from Chtho ♂♂[8B]: 1♀ , 24. 10. 2013; [9]: 1♂♂ , 1 , 1 tritonymph, niidae and Neobisiidae families were sifted from - 321. ♀♀ 3. 2014; [10A]: 4 , 3 , 4. 10. 2012;♂ [11]: 2 organic material or collected using pitfall traps. , 1 , 3. 10. ♂2012;♀ [13]: 3 , 11. 5. 2008;♀ [14A]: Cheliferidae specimens were collected using beat , 2 tritonymphs,♂ 9. 9. 2014;♂ [14B]: 1 , 14. 10. ing branches. Chernetid pseudoscorpions were 2014;♂♂ [15D]: 1 , 1 , 18. 1.♂♂ 2014; [15F]: 1 , 1. 11. mostly sifted from compost heaps, garden waste 2013; [15G]: 1 , 29. 6. 2014; 1 , 17. 7. 2014; [17A]: Chthoniidae Daday, 1888 ♂♂ ♀ and rotten hay (Tab. 1). 2 , 6. 10. 2011; [17C]: 2 , 1 tritonymph, 19. 5. Chthonius heterodactylus Tömösváry, 1882 ♀ 2013; [20]: 2 , 1 , 2 tritonymphs, 10. 9. 2013; N. carcinoides ♀ [21B]: 1 , 31. 8. 2005. [16]: 1 , 31. 8. 2012. Pseudoscorpion is considered to be C. diophthalmus C. heterodactylus - eurytopic species (Beier 1963). In Slovakia it is Gardini (2014) in his revision synonymized the C. heterodactylus C. het- known as epigeic, but it was also recorded from- species with . Fol erodactylus tree hollows, bird nests, mould of deadwood and in- lowing this revision only of Malaise traps (Christophoryová 2010, Christo group species is known from Slovakia phoryová et al. 2011b, Krajčovičová & Christo N. carcinoides and it was sifted in the caves, their surroundings phoryová 2014). and from leaf litter until now (Krumpál & Kiefer In the current study, was found- 1981, Krumpál & Krumpálová 2003, Mock et al.- 2009, Papáč et al. 2009). on 15 localities including wetland area of Šujské- rašelinisko NR, but no specimen was found in peat In the present study, only one female of C. hete bog area. The most specimens were sifted from or rodactylus was sifted from moos in spruce forest- ganic material and leaf litter in deciduous forest (Tab. 1). New record of the species in Malá Fatra NP (Tab.Neobisium 1). erythrodactylum (L. Koch, 1873) confirmed the known findings in this area (Krum ♂ ♂ ♀♀ ♂♂ Chthonius cf. pygmaeus Beier, 1934 pál & Kiefer 1981, Ducháč 1989). ♂ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♂ [1A]: 4 , 4 , 8. ♂♂8. 2012; [1B]: 2 , 22. 4. 2013; C. pyg- [1C]: 1 ♂♂, 24. 4.♀ 2013; [9]: 1 , 1 , 3 deutonymphs,♂ ♀ - [10A]: 1 , 4. 10. 2012; [15C]: 1 , 12. 10. 2013. maeus - 21. 3. 2014; [10A]: 3 ♂ , 5♀ tritonymphs, 4. 10.♀ 2012;- Beier (1934) published the first record of [12B]: 2 , 1 , 30. 3. 2014;♂ [15A]:♀ 1 , 1 , 2 tri- from type locality Železná Breznica in Slova tonymphs, 2013; 1 , 1♂ , 13. 5. 2013; 1 , 1 tri kia. There were also mentioned records from other tonymph, 17. 5.♀ 2013; 1 , 1 ♀, 27. 8. 2013; 1 tri♀ localities in Slovakia – Vyhne, Rudno nad Hronom,- tonymph, 21. 4. 2014;♂ 1 , ♀1. 6. 2014; 1♀ deutonymph, Sklené Teplice and Tekovské Lužany (Beier 1934). 29.♂ 6. 2014; 1 , 28. 7. 2014; 1 , 11. 8. 2014; ♀1 , Later Krumpál & Kiefer (1981) found the spe 5. 10. 2014;♀ [15B]: 1 , 1 ♂, 2013; 1 , 17. ♀5. 2013; cies in Slovenský raj National Park and Krumpál C. pygmaeus 1 , 2. 6. 2013;♂ 1 tritonymph, ♀16. 6. 2013; 1 , ♀1. & Krumpálová (2003) in Poloniny NP in leaf litter. 7. 2013; 1 ,♂ 1. 11. 2013; 1 ♀, 6. 4. 2013; 1 ♂, 15. 6. Two specimens of cf. were collected- 2014; [15C]: 1 ♀♀, 17. 5. 2013; 1 ♂, 12. 10. 2013; 1♂♂ , during our research in the studied region (Tab. 1). 4. 5. 2014; 1 , 15. 5.♂ 2014; 1 , 1. 6. 2014;♂ 1 , 28. 7. The specimens were examined by Dr. Giulio Gardi 2014; [15D]:♂ 4 , 18. 1. 2014;♂ 1 , 21. 4. 2014; 2 ♂, ni, according to his recommendation, the species 6. 4. 2015; [15E]: 1 ♂, 21. 4. 2014; 1 ♂, 28. 7. 2014; neededChthonius to be tetrachelatus compared with (Preyssler, its type material. 1790) [15F]: 1 ♂, 27. 8. 2013; 1 , 15. 6. 2014; [15G]: 1 -, ♂♂ ♀ 17. 7. 2014; [15H]: 1 , 21. 4. 2014; 1 , 15. 6. 2014; - [17A]: 1 , 1 deutonymph, 6. 10. 2011; [17B]: 1 deu [12A]: 2 , 15. 5. 2013; [19B]: 1 , 26. 7. 2013. tonymph, 29. 4. 2012; [17C]: 2 tritonymphs, 19. 5. C. tetrachelatus - N. eryth- 2013. This species is cosmopolitan (Harvey 2013). In Slo- rodactylum vakia, belongs to the most numer Beier (1928) published the first record of ous species of the Chthoniidae family (Christo from Slovakia. Later findings ranked the phoryová et al. 2012b, Christophoryová 2013). It species into soil inhabitants of Slovakia (Krumpál is considered to be a typical epigeic species (Beier 1980, Krumpál & Krumpálová 2003, Krumpál & 1963), but it was also found in bird nests and tree Christophoryová 2007, Christophoryová et al. hollows in Slovakia (Krumpál & Cyprich 1988, 2014). An interesting finding of the species was the Christophoryová 2010). record on tree trunks, where it was collected using Folia faunistica Slovaca 21 (1) 2016: 1–7 5

Table 1.

Summary of pseudoscorpions collected in specific hahitats. BB – beating branches, DW – sifting of deadwood, MO – sifting of moos, OM – sifting of organic material (forest flor, leaf litter), PT – pitfall traps in wetland area of Šujské rašelinisko Nature Reserve, RC – sifting of rotten hay, garden waste and compost. Family / Species BB DW MO OM PT RC Total

Chthoniidae Chthonius heterodactylus 1 1 Chthonius pygmaeus 1 1 2 Chthonius tetrachelatus 2 1 3 cf. Neobisiidae Neobisium carcinoides 2 2 60

Neobisium erythrodactylum 3 77 44 6 6 Neobisium fuscimanum 12 29 45 Neobisium sylvaticum 1 6 8 4 Cheliferidae 5 Dactylochelifer latreillii 2 2

Chernetidae Chernes hahnii 1 1 2

Lamprochernes nodosus 76 Pselaphorchernes scorpioides 2 2 76 Total 2 5 11 82 52 91 243

- - cardboard strips (Krajčovičová & Christophory 2009, Papáč et al. 2009, Christophoryová et al. N. erythrodactylum - N. sylvaticum ová 2014). 2014). Krištofík et al. (2002) and Christophory In the current study, was nu ová (2010) reported from bird nests. It was also collected under the tree bark and merously found on localities in wetland area of- Šujské rašelinisko NR including peatbog area (Tab. climbing on tree trunks (Christophoryová 2010, Krajčovičová & Christophoryová 2014). 1). In addition, 14N. specimenserythrodactylum were sifted on localities with the status of marsh area. Jędryczkowski In the present study, only tritonymphs were found. (1985) referred from wet mead All specimens were sifted from compost heaps and owsNeobisium in peatbog fuscimanum areas in Poland (C.L. Koch, as well. 1843) leafCheliferidae litter (Tab. Risso, 1). 1827 ♀ ♂♂ ♀♀ Dactylochelifer latreillii (Leach, 1817) ♂ ♀ ♂ ♂♂ [5]: 1 , 19. 6. 2012; [8A]: 2 , 3 , 13. 6. 2013; ♂ D. latreillii [8B]: 1 , 1 ♀, 24. 10. 2013; [16]: 1 , 31. 8. 2012; [21A]: 2 , 31. 8. 2005. [18]: 1 , 21. 5. 2014; [19A]: 1 tritonymph, 19. 6. In Slovakia, was collected from bird 2004; [20]: 1 , 10. 9. 2013. - nests, bird boxes, tree hollows mould, deadwood Beier (1928)N. fuscimanum recorded the species for the first time- and under the tree bark (Krumpál & Cyprich- in Slovakia from moos. Krumpál (1980, 2000) re- 1988, Christophoryová 2010, Christophoryová corded from leaf litter in cave sur & Krumpál 2010, Krajčovičová & Christophory- rounding and Krumpál & Krumpálová (2003) col ová 2014). It was also repeatedly found in Malaise N. fuscimanum lected it in leaf litter and moos. traps (Krumpál & Christophoryová 2007, Chris - tophoryová & Krumpál 2010, Krajčovičová & In the studied area, the majority of D. latreillii Christophoryová 2014). specimens were sifted from moss (Tab. 1). Togeth - er with previous findingsN. (Krumpál fuscimanum 1980, 2000; In the studied area, was collected using Krumpál & Krumpálová 2003; Ducháč 1989, beating branches. This finding on the tree corre 1994) we can assume that primarily sponds to the known ecological preferences of the prefersNeobisium moist sylvaticum habitats. (C.L. Koch, 1835) species.Chernetidae Menge, 1855 Chernes hahnii (C.L. Koch, 1839) ♂ ♂ [5]: 1 tritonymph, 19. 6. 2012; [14B]: 5 tritonymphs, N. sylvaticum - 14. 10. 2014. [3]: 1 , 2. 7. 2013; [4]: 1 , 2. 8. 2012. In Slovakia, was recorded mainly In Slovakia, the species was commonly found in dri from litter, soil and grassy habitats (Krumpál 2000, er habitats as mould of tree hollows, in bird nests Krumpál & Krumpálová 2003, Christophoryová and under the tree bark (Krumpál & Cyprich 6 Krajčovičová K et al.: Pseudoscorpions of Malá Fatra, Strážovské vrchy and Žilinská kotlina

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Ekológiain epigeon (Bratislava) of oak-hornbeam forests in the Malé Kar N.For beieri that reason, the majority of species represent paty and Trnavská pahorkatina hills (SW Slovakia).- ed the epigean ones. The presence of rare species- , 24 (2): 76–86. in Malá Fatra NP has not been confirmed.- Christophoryová J & KrumpálEntomofauna M, 2007: carpathica Šťúriky pôd To the future it would be beneficial to focus the re nej hrabanky (Pseudoscorpiones) Malých Karpát a search to all possible habitats to capture the high Trnavskej pahorkatiny. , 19:- est species diversity of the study area. 27–31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ChristophoryováPríroda J &rezervácie Krumpál Šúr.M, 2010: Ústav Šťúriky zoológie (Pseu SAV, Bratislavadoscorpiones) PR Šúr. In: Majzlan O & Vidlička Ľ (eds): - . pp. 105–114. - We are grateful to all collectors of pseudoscorpion - Christophoryová J, Krumpálová Z, KrištofíkBiologia J & material recorded in this paper. 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