Alpioniscus thanit Taiti & Argano, 2009

Taiti, Stefano, Argano, Roberto, Marcia, Paolo, Scarpa, Fabio, Sanna, Daria & Casu, Marco, 2018, The genus Alpioniscus Racovitza, 1908 in Sardinia: taxonomy and natural history (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae), ZooKeys 801, pp. 229-263 : 229

Alpioniscus thanit Taiti & Argano, 2009

Alpioniscus thanit Taiti & Argano, 2009: 39, figs 1-3; Taiti and Argano 2011: 169.

Type material re-examined.

Prov. Nuoro: 13 ♂♂, 29 ♀♀ paratypes (MZUF 9281), Dorgali, Cala Fuili, 40°15'27.8"N, 9°36'56.2"E, 25.IV.2008, leg. R. Argano and S. Taiti.

Material examined.

Prov. Nuoro: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (MZUF 9812), Pozzo N.1 di Tres Puntas, c.n. 1150 Sa/NU, 40°22'44.76"N, 9°38'25.85"E, Monte Tuttavista, Galtellì, 2.VI.2013, leg. P. Marcia; 1 ♀ (MZUF 9813), same locality, 10.II.2013, leg. P. Marcia; 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀ (MZUF 9814), Grotta di Sos Jocos (or Grotta Taramelli), c.n. 344 Sa/NU, 40°19'04.30"N, 9°36'58.70"E, Su Anzu, Dorgali, 18.IX.2013, leg. P. Marcia and P. Nespoli; 1 ♀ (MZUF 9815), stessa località, 5.VI.2012, leg. P. Marcia; many ♂♂ and ♀♀ (MZUF 9816), same locality, 19.IV.2014, leg. P. Marcia, R. Argano and S. Taiti. Prov. Ogliastra: many ♂♂ and ♀♀ (MZUF 9808), Pedra Longa, Baunei, 40°01'35.4"N, 9°42'20.9"E, 20.V.2011, leg. R. Argano and S. Taiti; 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ (MZUF 9809), same locality, 21.IV.2012, leg. R. Argano and S. Taiti; 1 ♂, 8 ♀♀ (MZUF 9810), Funtana Bausu, near Grotta S’erriu Mortu, Punta Giradili, Baunei, VI.2013, leg. C. Onnis; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ (MZUF 9811), Bacu Stirzili, Baunei, 23.II.2014, leg. C. Onnis.

Distribution.

The species is endemic to the area of Orosei Gulf, central-eastern Sardinia, where it occurs in both endogean and cave habitats.