First Report of Phoresy of the Genus Lophochernes Simon, 1878 (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) on the Cerambycid Beetle Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775)

Pseudoscorpions are well known for their phoretic associations with various arthropods. In the presentstudy, a phoretic association of Lophochernes sp. (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) with the cerambycid beetleBatocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775) is reported for the first time. This observation extends the known hostrange of pseudoscorpion phoresy and highlights the need for further studies on their phoretic interactions withother arthropod taxa.