Ameroseius corniculus Karg, 1971

Plates 9, 10

Ameroseius corniculus Karg, 1971a: 233.

Ameroseius corniculus . - Vasilyeva et al. 1976: 25; Bregetova 1977: 163; Karg 1993: 231; Kontschán 2007: 101; Kazemi and Rajaei 2013: 65; Nemati et al. 2013: 19.

Ameroseius (Ameroseius) corniculus . - Hajizadeh et al. 2013a: 150.

Type depository.

Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.

Type locality and habitat.

Germany, Magdeburg Area, Holtemme (labelled: Mahndorf) at Halberstadt, river bank (labelled: meadow), in humus.

Comparative material.

Germany: 1 ♀ (ZMB: 40091, holotype) - 5. 9. 1963, Mahndorf b. Halberstadt, Wiese a. d. Holt., 2983 .

Published material from Slovakia.

Cerová Vrchovina Highland: Šiatorská Bukovinka Village, Dolina Bukovinského Potoka Valley (Fenďa and Mašán 2009).

New material from Slovakia.

Borská Nížina Lowland: 1 ♀ - 26. 8. 1997, PlaveckyStvrtok Village , pine forest ( Pinus sylvestris), individual collecting under bark, stones and pieces of wood, altitude 170 m, leg. P. Mašán . Burda Hills : 1 ♀ - 9. 11. 1997, Kamenica Nad Hronom Village, Kováčovské Kopce-juh Forest, oak forest ( Quercetum cerris), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 330 m, leg. P. Mašán . Hronská Pahorkatina Wold : 3 ♀♀ - 12. 11. 2015, Vieska Nad Zitavou Village , Mlyňany Arboretum, deciduous forest, soil with wood detritus, altitude 210 m, leg. P. Mašán . Ipeľská Pahorkatina Wold: 1 ♀ - 25. 5. 2004, Horsa Village , Horšianska Dolina Valley, hornbeam forest ( Carpinion betuli) with oak ( Quercus sp.) and elm ( Ulmus sp.), leaf litter and decaying plant remnants, altitude 200 m, leg. P. Mašán; 9 ♀♀ - 13. 11. 2015, Santovka Village, park, growth of horse-chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum), on unidentified wood-destroying fungi, altitude 155 m, leg. P. Mašán . Malé Karpaty Mts. : 1 ♀ - 30. 5. 1991, Bratislava Capital, Železná Studienka Forest, broad-leaved deciduous forest, individual collecting under bark, stones and pieces of wood, altitude 350 m, leg. P. Mašán . Podunajská Rovina Flatland : 1 ♀ - 8. 5. 2004, Bratislava Capital, Čuňovo Settlement, Ostrovné Lúčky Forest, forest steppe, moss and wood detritus, altitude 135 m, leg. P. Mašán; 10 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂ - 6. 10. 2012, Svaety Jur Town , Šúr Forest, forest steppe with oak ( Quercus sp.), unidentified decaying wood-destroying fungi on oak stem in soil detritus, altitude 130 m, leg. P. Mašán . Považský Inovec Mts. : 6 ♀♀ - 13. 10. 2012, Hradok Village , Hrádocká Dolina Valley, edge of broad-leaved deciduous forest, decaying wood-destroying fungi, altitude 290 m, leg. P. Mašán . Trnavská Pahorkatina Highland : 5 ♀♀, 1 ♂ - 21. 7. 2002, Castkovce Village , park with lime ( Tilia sp.), plane Platanus orientalis, poplar ( Populus sp.) and maple ( Acer sp.), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 180 m, leg. P. Mašán . Veľká Fatra Mts.: 4 ♀♀ - 21. 7. 2004, LiptovskeRevuce Village , Veľká Rakytová Dolina Valley, deciduous forest, individual collecting under bark and on wood-destroying fungi, altitude 780 m, leg. P. Mašán; 1 ♂ - 21. 7. 2004, LiptovskeRevuce Village , Veľká Rakytová Dolina Valley, beech forest ( Fagion sylvaticae), rocky canyon, moss, altitude 780 m, leg. P. Mašán . Vihorlatské Vrchy Hills : 1 ♂ - 7. 9. 2005, Humenne Town , Humenský Sokol Forest, Červená Skala Mt., oak-hornbeam forest ( Querco-Carpinetum) with cherry ( Cerasus avium), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 400 m, leg. P. Mašán . Vtáčnik Mts. : 1 ♀ - 4. 11. 2003, OstryGrun Village , Hlboká Dolina Valley, Pokuty, alluvium of brook with Petasites sp., mixed forest ( Ulmus sp., Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba), moist soil detritus and moss, altitude 650 m, leg. P. Mašán .