Allochernes solarii (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) newly recorded from ant nests in Slovakia

Abstract

Allochernes solarii (Simon, 1898) is recorded for the first time from Slovakia. Six adults and two tritonymphs were found in two nests of Formica gagates Latreille, 1798. A description of the species is provided based on Slovakian specimens and the holotype from Italy.

Keywords

• Central Europe
• faunistics
• Formica gagates
• myrmecophily
• taxonomy