Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939

Novák, János, 2024, An updated checklist for the pseudoscorpion fauna of Hungary (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones), Zootaxa 5433 (1), pp. 51-95 : 77

Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939

Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939: 10–11 ; Mahnert 1983: 362; Harvey 1991: 537; Kárpáthegyi 2007: 87; Christophoryová et al. 2011b: 37; Harvey 2013; Novák 2015: 156; Novák 2016: 7; Novák 2018: 103; Červená et al. 2020a: 223; WPC 2023.

Occurrence: Azerbaijan (?), Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, USA (New Hampshire) (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Egyek, Ohati Forest; Újszentmargita: Margitai Forest ( Mahnert 1983). Tihany (Novák 2015). Budapest ( Novák 2016). Monok: Ingvár (Novák 2018).

New data: Bátorliget: Fényi Forest , 27.06.1990,leg. AD (HNHM Pseud-1712: 1♂) ; Bodroghalom: Medvetanya , 27.06.2007, leg. GH (KFM Pseud-0014: 1♀; KFM Pseud-0015: 1♀) ; Fertőrákos : 1982, leg. IL (HNHM Pseud-1587: 20 adults) ; Kistómalom : 1982, leg. IL (HNHM Pseud-1612: 1♂) ; Monok: Ingvár , 05.07.2006, leg. GH (KFM Pseud-0020: 1♀; KFM Pseud-0065: 1♂) ; Oroszlány: Mindszentpuszta , beech forest, 07.07.1990, leg. OM (HNHM Pseud-1513: 1♀) ; Vajdácska: Diófás slope, 28.05.2007, leg. GH (KFM Pseud-0039: 1♀) .

Habitat preference: The ha b it at prefere nce of A. peregrinus were investigated in detail by Krajčovičová et al. (2012), who listed it from various habitats, e.g. from leaf litter of deciduous and evergreen forests, tree microhabitats, and from under stones. In Hungary, it has been reported from houses ( Novák 2016), and during the present study it was found in beech forest.

Remarks: The first Hungarian record of A. peregrinus was from Hortobágy National Park ( Mahnert 1983). Since then, it has been recorded from different regions of Hungary (Novák 2015, 2016, 2018).

Allochernes phaleratus ( Simon, 1879)

Chelifer phaleratus Simon, 1879: 38 .

Chernes phaleratus : Daday 1889a: 118, 173; Daday 1889b: 25; Daday 1918: 2.

Allochernes phaleratus : Szalay 1968: 57–58; Harvey 1991: 540; Kárpáthegyi 2007: 87; WPC 2023.

Allochernes wideri phaleratus : Mahnert 1983: 362; Harvey 2013.

Occurrence: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Turkey (WPC 2023).

Known localities in Hungary: Sóly; Alsóberecki? (as Bereczki) ( Daday 1889a). Visz ( Daday 1889b). Sátoraljaújhely; Tárkány; Visz ( Daday 1918). Egyek: Ohati Forest ( Mahnert 1983). Zaláta ( Kárpáthegyi 2007).

New data: nil.

Habitat preference: Beier (1963a) recorded this species from leaf litter.

Remarks: This species was described by Simon (1879) but Beier (1967) treated it as a subspecies of Allochernes wideri (C. L. Koch, 1843) , A. wideri phaleratus ( Simon, 1879) . Recently it was elevated to species rank again (WPC 2023). Allochernes phaleratus is known from differnt parts of Hungary, and might also occur in neighbouring countries.