Hypsibius scabropygus Cuénot, 1929

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59. Hypsibius scabropygus Cuénot, 1929 [T]

Hypsibius (s. str.) scabropygus Cuén. [Synonym: H. (s. str.) callimerus Marc.] ( Marcus 1933) Hypsibius scabropygus Cuénot 1930 ( Rahm 1936)

Terra typica : France (Europe)

Algeria:

• 28°02′N, 01°40′E: Undefined locality, mentioned in, but might be in error for Allier French District. Rahm (1936)

• Israel and Palestinian National Authority:

• 31°51′N, 35°25′E; - 100 m asl: near Jericho, St. George's Monastery, Wadi Qelt, extreme arid climate, lichen ( Xanthoria parietina L.). Rahm (1936)

Namibia:

• 21°24′S, 17°14′E; 1,600 m asl [1,450 m asl]: Otjozondjupa Region, Otjiwarongo between Windhoek and Waterberg. Marcus (1933)

Tunisia:

• 36°46'36''N, 08°42'45''E; 784 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, urban, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017)

Record numbers. Algeria: 1, Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 1, Namibia: 1, Tunisia: 1; total: 4.

Remarks. Species with wide European distribution, but also recorded from other localities ( McInnes 1994). Some possible taxonomic confusion regarding this species were discussed by Zawierucha et al. (2014), who suggest some H. scabropygus records may belong to other species.