Sorex samniticus Altobello, 1926 . Bol. Inst. Zool. Univ. Roma, 3:102.

TYPE LOCALITY: Italy, Campobasso Prov., Molise, 700 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Italy.

COMMENT: Formerly included in araneus; considered a distinct species by Graf et al., 1979, Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 30: 14.