Haplochernes warburgi (Tullgren 1905)

Haplochernes warburgi (Tullgren)

We found the pseudoscorpion Haplochernes warburgi (Tullgren) (Figure 65) in numerous empty internodes. One stem internode contained three adults (2, 1), 2.5–3.5 mm long, whereas another internode contained nine specimens, 1.8–4.2 mm long, three adults (1, 2) and six nymphs. Often a single internode on a branch containing several ant colonies would house one or a pair of H. warburgi. This arthropod is a predator of ants, as ants were found clinging to the entrance hole while being held by the claw-like pedipalps (Figure 66) of the pseudoscorpion, and ant heads and other body parts were found in the lower portion of an internode occupied by H. warburgi.