Sphaerochthonius splendidus (Berlese, 1904)
Sphaerochthonius splendidus Weigmann 2006, p. 100, fig. 52c.
Sphaerochthonius splendidus Seniczak & Seniczak 2010a, p. 402, figs 10, 11.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AND-I single record.
General distribution: Northern, southern Italy; Italian, Austrian Alps; semicosmopolitan; Mediterranean.
Habitat preferences: praticolous; xerophilous.