Common Chthonid - Chthonius ischnocheles

Description

Length of body 1.6 to 2.4 mm. Jaws large, learly as long as the head and thorax (c.f. Neobisium). 

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found beneath stones, bricks and other debris as well as woodland soil and litter, and occasionally bird and other animal nests.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Throughout Britain it is very widespread, but appears to be absent from the central and north of Scotland and central Wales. Locally it is often quite common.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Common Chthonid
Species group:
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Pseudoscorpiones
Family:
Chthoniidae
Records on NatureSpot:
7
First record:
05/07/2015 (Andrews, Liam)
Last record:
20/05/2023 (Cann, Alan)

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