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Leiobunum sp.



Subspecies

Original description
Not scientifically described yet.

Synonyms
No synonyms published yet.

Identification

Distribution
The origin of this species is unknown. It has been first recorded in 2004 in the Netherlands and has dramatically expanded its territory from there. It is now also known from Switzerland, Austria and Germany. In Germany it has been recorded in vast numbers from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Saarland. It is believed that this species arrived as a stowaway on a ship to the Netherlands around the year 2000. The country of origin is unknown, but similar species occur in Central and North America. (Wijnhoven et al. 2007).

Biology


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