2020 Ecosystem Transformation 3 (2), 11-21
On the fauna of false scorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of south-eastern Belarus
Artiom M. Ostrovsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-200312Volume: 3
Number: 2
Pages: 11-21
Received: 12.03.2020
Accepted: 24.03.2020
Available online: 23.04.2020
Published: 15.06.2020
ISSN 2619-094X Print
ISSN 2619-0931 Online
Seven species of the false scorpions have been found in the south-eastern Belarus during targeted studies in 2017–2019. Sylvatic forms represent a significant part of species diversity of the regional fauna of the false scorpions. Only one species, Chelifer cancroides (Linnaeus, 1761), occurs in synanthropic habitats.
Artiom M. Ostrovsky
Gomel State Medical University, assistant of the department
Ul. Lange 5, Gomel, 246000 Republic of Belarus
arti301989@mail.ru
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Keywords: false scorpions, pseudoscorpiones, species diversity, biotopic allocation, distribution, morphology, synonymy
For citation: Ostrovsky, A.M., 2020. On the fauna of false scorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of south-eastern Belarus. Ecosystem Transformation 3 (2), 11-21.