Eluma tuberculata Cruz, 1991

Fig. 6 I

Eluma tuberculata Cruz, 1991: 73, fig. 1 a – f; Schmalfuss 2003: 107; Reboleira et al. 2015: 49, figs 30, 31 (nec specimens from MSS near Gruta de Alcobertas, Estremenho Massif); Cifuentes and Da Silva 2023: 33, figs 1 C, 2 D-F, 4 H.

Material examined.

Portugal – Sicó • 68 ♂♂, 114 ♀♀; 39°58'51.8"N, 8°33'13.1"W; 20.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001124, 001125, 001132, 001146, 001162 • 5 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀; 20.VII.2022; same data as for preceding; MZUF 10035 • 39 ♂♂, 93 ♀♀, 13 juvs; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001252, 001253, 001260, 001261, 001266 • 10 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MZUF 10036 • 27 ♂♂, 78 ♀♀, 14 juvs; 19.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001276, 001279, 001281, 001286, 001289 • 23 ♂♂, 35 ♀♀; 20.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001370, 001375, 001377, 001378, 001384 .

Distribution.

Endemic to Portugal.

Ecological notes.

This species can be found in caves and MSS habitats.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was only found in Sicó, during all seasons, and with a decrease in abundance from spring to winter (Fig. 7 I).