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Topic: New Harvestman (Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878) Entry Required

Chris,

Could you possibly enter the harvestman Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878 into the UKSI and thereby then on to the NBN webdictionary and the Recorder dictionary please.

It was reported in the latest BAS newsletter as a new harvestman species for Britain and was found in Plymouth.   The first Laniatores for the UK.   Found in a cemetery where it is "widespread across this site" and found on the "underside of embedded stones overlying small cavities in the soil".   It is apparently tiny - less than 2 mm - and orange.   Almost dismissed as a large mite when first encountered.

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Steve

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Re: New Harvestman (Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878) Entry Required

No problem Steve - I'm assuming, from the locality, that it is a non-native?

Phalangodidae
tvk NHMSYS0021196376
Scotolemon Lucas, 1860
tvk NHMSYS0021196382
Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878
tvk NHMSYS0021196388

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: New Harvestman (Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878) Entry Required

I also would assume a non-native Chris - the BAS entry is devoid of information (so far) - http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal … n%20doriae

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Re: New Harvestman (Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878) Entry Required

Yes, that's how I have marked it for now - if anyone complains then it's easy to change :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)