Chernes similis

Chernes similis (Beier, 1932) (Figs 10C, 11A) Published data: 5: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 3.6.2005, 1 ♀, 1 ♂, leg. M.H. (ChristophoryovÁ 2013); 6: extraction of soil, 19.7.2017, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 1 D, 17 P; 7.4.2018, 3 ♀♀, 3 T, 4 D, 11 P; leg. P.F. (ČervenÁ et al. 2020b); 14: sifting of leaf litter and soil, 8.10.2005, 1 T, leg. M.H. (Christophoryová 2013); 129: pitfall trap, 9.6.– 30.6.2006, 1 ♂, leg. Z.K. (Krumpál & Christophoryová 2007). New data: 16: extraction of leaf litter, 3.6.2022, 3 ♀♀, 1 D, leg. P.F. European distribution: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia (NovÁk 2012; KrajčovičovÁ et al. 2020; WPC 2024). Notes: The male of C. similis from sampling site 129 was reidentified; it was originally misidentified as C. hahnii (Krumpál & Christophoryová 2007). So far, the species has been found in leaf litter and soil in Bratislava (Krumpál & ChristophoryovÁ 2007; ChristophoryovÁ 2013; ČervenÁ et al. 2020b). This was also confirmed by a new finding in Štokeravská vápenka, where three females were extracted from leaf litter blown into a cave.