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Pselaphinae (rom Sicily and Calabria (ltaly). Results (rom a short entomologica/ expedition in Apri/, 2015 1 s 7

REMARKS. Widespread in Europe. Reported for litter an d so m etim es also un der big stones in forest.

mainland Italy and Sicily. Not very common in Si-
cily where is known only to the northern districts Bryaxis italicus (Baudi di Selve, 1870)

(Peloritani, Etna, Nebrodi, M adonie and Sicani). In
literature it is m entioned as m yrm ecophilous spe- ExAMINED MATERIAL. NEBRODI. San Fratello
cies (generally hosted in nests of Lasius brunneus (Messina), N37.94540 El4.62729, 05.IV.2015,

(Latreille, 1798), but it was collected also with car sifting litter, 3 males (R. Bekchiev, G. Sabella, R.

net, entomologica! net and sifting of rotten wood. Kostova) (NMNHS).

REMARKS. Reported from southern France (Var,
Bryaxis siculus Fiori, 1913
Alpes Maritimes), Switzerland (Ticino), mainland
Italy, Elba and Giglio islands, and Sicily. In Sicily it
EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Villa Vela (Noto,
is known only to the northeastern regions (Pelorit-
Siracusa), N36.98767 El5.02672, sifting litter,
ani, Etna, Nebrodi and Erei districts). Very common
04.IV.2015, 3 males and l female (R. Bekchiev,
in sifting of vegetai debris, litter and potting soil.
G. Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS). IBLEI. Cassaro
(Noto, Siracusa), N37.10304 El4.96445,
Tychus opuntiae (Schmidt-Goebel, 1836)
06.IV.2015, sifting litter, 2 females (R. Bekchiev,
G. Sabella, R. Kostova) (NMNHS).
EXAMINED MATERIAL. IBLEI. Villa Vela (Noto,
REMARKS. Endemie to Sicily (Iblei, M adonie Siracusa), N36.98767 El5.02672, 04.IV.2015,
and Sicani districts). Sylvicolous species living in sifting litter, l m a le (R. B ekchiev, G. Sa bella, R.

Figures 2-5. Typical habitats: Vendicari, Sicilia (Fig. 2); N e brodi, San Fratello, Sicilia (Fig. 3); Marina di Strongoli, Calabria
(Fig. 4); Santa Severina, Calabria (Fig. 5).