Silhouettella loricatula (Roewer, 1942)

Barrientos, Jose A., Prieto, Carlos E., Pina, Silvia, Henriques, Sergio S, Sousa, Pedro, Schindler, Stefan, Reino, Luis, Beja, Pedro & Santana, Joana, 2023, Arachnid Fauna (Araneae and Opiliones) from the Castro Verde Special Protection Area, southern Portugal, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 110415-110415 : 110415

Silhouettella loricatula (Roewer, 1942)

Distribution

This species is localised in the countries forming the shores of the Mediterranean, from Portugal to Turkey. It has already been reported for the District of Beja. It is undoubtedly a thermophilic species, which is why it is considered rare in central Europe. However, in warmer, steppe-like areas (including North Africa), it is common amongst plant debris, forming large populations in some cases.

Notes

3♂♂

S. loricatula is a singular species, small in size, but its opisthosomal protective shields give it an armoured appearance.