Porcellio novus Arcangeli, 1935

Fig. 6 G

Porcellio (Porcellio) novus Arcangeli, 1935 b: 40, figs 1–6.

Porcellio novus Vandel, 1946: 322; Schmölzer 1955: 314; Schmölzer 1965: 230, fig. 835; Schmölzer 1971: 38; Schmalfuss, 2003: 231.

Material examined.

Portugal – Alcobertas • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 39°25'46.5"N, 8°54'59.0"W; 21.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001196 • 6 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, 1 juv.; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001208, 001210, 001214, 001219 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001290, 001292 • 2 ♀♀; 1.IV.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001355 .

Distribution.

Portugal and western Spain.

Ecological notes.

This epigean species can also be found in MSS.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was found in one location, Alcobertas, during all seasons, with abundance increasing from spring to summer, then decreasing steadily towards winter (Fig. 7 G).