Abstract
Siro carpaticus (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) is a harvestman endemic to the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. Although the species was known only from a few localities in Poland and Slovakia and was considered as a rare species, 51 new records from the Bieszczady Mountains are newly presented. This expands the species’ range to the Ukrainian border. The search results suggest that Siro carpaticus occurs quite commonly in Bieszczady National Park but is difficult to find due to their specific habitat.
Highlights
Siro carpaticus R a fa lsk i, 1956 (Arachnida: Opiliones) is a small harvestman (1,5-1,6 mm in length) that lives in spaces under stones and in thick leaf litter of beech and mixed forests from about 300 to 1200 m above sea level (Rafalski 1958, Staręga 1976, Stasiov 2008)
The search results suggest that Siro carpaticus occurs quite commonly in Bieszczady National Park but is difficult to find due to their specific habitat
The area occupied by this species is a small part of the Carpathians situated on border between Poland and Slovakia (Rafalski 1956, 1958, 1961, Masail 1998, 2005, Mihâl et al 2003, Stasiov et al 2003) (Fig. 1)
Summary
A bstract: Siro carpaticus (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) is a harvestman endemic to the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The species was known only from a few localities in Poland and Slovakia and was considered as a rare species, 51 new records from the Bieszczady Mountains are newly presented. This expands the species’ range to the Ukrainian border. The search results suggest that Siro carpaticus occurs quite commonly in Bieszczady National Park but is difficult to find due to their specific habitat
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