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small parts were mounted in Euparal on acetate la- List of the identified Pselaphinae species

bels which were pinned with the specimens. from the studied regions
The material used for this study is deposited in
S IC ILY
the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia,
Bulgaria (NMNHS) and in the Department ofBio-
Trimium zoufali Krauss, 1900
logical, Geologica! and Environmental of Catania
University (DBUC).
ExAMINED MATERIAL. NEBRODI- San Fratello
The generai distribution of the species is given
(Messina), N37.94540 E14.62729, 05.IV.2015,
according to Poggi & Sabella (2005) and Schtilke
sifting litter, l male an d l fem ale (R. B ekchiev, G.
& Smetana (2015). In references all authors of the
Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
mentioned species are listed. The map was pro-
REMARKS. Endemie of mainland Italy (from
duced with SimpleM appr (Shorthouse, 2010).
Emilia to Calabria) and Sicily. Widespread in Sicily.
Sylvicolous species that lives in litter and rotten
wood.
RESULTS

Batrisodes adnexus (C. Rampe, 1863)
In total, 186 specimens belonging to 23 Pselaph-

inae species were collected during the study (12
E X A M IN E D M A T E R lA L. N E B R 0 D l. S a n T e O d Oro
species from S icily an d 12 species from Calabria), (Cesarò, Messina), N37.87024 E14.67808,
w i t h o n e specie s , B ryaxis italicus ( B a u d i d i s e l v e , 05.IV.2015, l male (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.

l 8 7 O), c o m m o n f or bo t h regi o ns. Kostova) (NMNHS) .

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Figure l. Map ofthe main points ofthe s tudied area in South Italy.