Chthonius pygmaeus, Beier, 1934

Novák, János & Dányi, László, 2018, Catalogue of the type material of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Zootaxa 4527 (3), pp. 301-322 : 314

pygmaeus Beier, 1934

Chthonius (Neochthonius) pygmaeus Beier 1934: 53 –54, fig. 1.

Holotype. HNHM Pseudoscorp-237: ♂ “ Chthonius pygmaeus n. sp. Type!, ♂ det. Beier ”, “Vasberzencei völgy, 1932. V.12., Bars, leg. Dr. Dudich Endre ” [valley at Železná Breznica , Slovakia] “2581/1933 Chthonius pygmaeus Beier , det. M. Beier Typus ♂ ”.

Paratypes. HNHM Pseudoscorp-234: 1 ♂ “2581/1933 Chthonius pygmaeus Beier , det. M. Beier ”, “ Chthonius pygmaeus n. sp. Paratype, ♂ det. Beier ”, “Szklenófürdő, 1932. VIII.11., leg. Dr. Dudich Endre ” [now Sklené Teplice , Slovakia] . HNHM Pseudoscorp-236: 1 ♀, 1 juv. “2581/1933 Chthonius pygmaeus Beier , det. M. Beier ”, “ Chthonius pygmaeus n. sp. Paratype, ♀ juv. det. Beier ”, “Nagysalló, 1924. VI.24., leg. Dr. Dudich Endre ” [now Tekovské Lužany , Slovakia] . HNHM Pseudoscorp-235: 2 ♂ 3 ♀ 1 tritonymphs [2 ♂, 3 ♀ according to the original description] “2581/1933 Chthonius pygmaeus Beier , det. M. Beier ”, “ Chthonius (N.) pygmaeus Beier , ♂; Paratype, Mundochthonius ? carpathicus Raf. 2 ♂ 1 ♀ 1 T, Chthonius (E.)? austriacus Beier 1♀ ” [label by unknown reviser], “ Chthonius pygmaeus n. sp. Paratypen, ♂ ♀ det. Beier ”, “Garamrudnói völgy, Bars vm., 1932. VI.18., Leg. Dr. Dudich Endre ” [valley at Rudno nad Hronom , Slovakia] in three separated microvials within the vial: “ Chthonius (N.) pygmaeus Beier , Paratype, rev. Novák ’18”, “ Ephippiochthonius sp., 1 ex., rev. Novák ’18”, “ Mundochthonius sp., 4 ex., rev. Novák ’18” .

Current status. Valid, as Chthonius pygmaeus Beier, 1934 .

Remark. Three male paratypes from “Vihnye völgy” [now Vyhne, Slovakia], stated in the original description to be deposited in HNHM, cannot be located in the collection.