Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913

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Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913

MATERIAL: 1 ♀, PAKISTAN, Hazara District, Kāghān Valley, 1450 m a.s.l., Malkandi Forest , rotten coniferous stub; 29. VI.1985; leg. S. Vit [PAK-85/3]. – 4 Ƌ, 8 ♀, INDIA, Himachal Pradesh, Kulu Valley, Naggar , 1850 m a.s.l., litter; 16.X.1988; leg. S. Vit [24]. – 3 ♀, Uttar Pradesh, Kumaon, Chaubattia near Ranikhet , 1800 m a.s.l., forest, sifting leaf litter and moss under fern; 12.-13.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [10]. – 2 Ƌ, 1 ♀ ( ZMMU), Garhwal , 10 km E of Dhanolti, 2450 m a.s.l., northern slope, Quercus forest, sifting litter; 21.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [21b]. – 2 ♀, Garhwal , 10 km W of Chamba, 2200 m a.s.l., sifting mosses under bushes; 20.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [17]. – 1 Ƌ, 4 ♀ ( ZMMU), Garhwal , 4 km S of Bhatwari, 1400 m a.s.l., timberline, degraded forest, sifting moss and fern litter; 23.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [22]. – 1 Ƌ, Garhwal, above Pauri , northern slope, 1900 m a.s.l., Quercus dry forest, sifting leaf litter and moss; 28.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [28]. – 1 Ƌ, Garhwal, 2 km E of Dhanolti, northern slope, 2250 m a.s.l., near brook, Abies & Rhododendron forest, sifting leaf litter; 21.X.1979; leg. I. Löbl [19].

REMARKS: In the Himalayas this species was hitherto known only from

Kashmir ( Thaler, 1987).

RANGE: European-Ancient Mediterranean.