Neobisium carcinoides

Neobisium carcinoides

Description

The cephalothorax and opisthosoma are a deep olive, the former with a reddish tinge; the pedipalps reddish-brown; length of body: 1.7 to 3.0 mm. Relatively smaller mouth parts (c.f. Chthonius); strongly curved claws. N. carcinoides specifically (c.f. other Neobisium spp.) because of the dull-dull-sharp pattern of the teeth on the claws. 

Similar Species

Other pseudoscorpions.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Unless identified by a recognised expert, high quality photographs are required to confirm identification.  If the photo doesn't show the key ID features then in the comments box describe the size and identifying characters you have observed.

Habitat

Found in many habitats including woods, moors, heaths, dunes, salt marshes and grassland where it occurs in decaying vegetation, moss, beneath stones, in soil and more rarely under tree bark and in birds’ nests.

When to see it

Year round.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain where it is the most common pseudoscorpion.

VC55 Status

Not well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records