Microbisium parvulum

Microbisium parvulum · Order: Pseudoscorpiones · Family: Neobisiidae

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Microbisium parvulum
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Microbisium parvulum belongs to the pseudoscorpion group. It is classified in the family Neobisiidae.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Microbisium parvulum is a pseudoscorpion in the family Neobisiidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Neobisiidae)

Moss NeobisidMoss NeobisidNeobisium carcinoides

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbisium_parvulum

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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