Quadroppia maritalis Lions, 1982

Quadroppia quadricarinata maritalis Lions 1982, p. 373, figs 1, 2, 3A-C, G, 4B-E.

Quadroppia maritalis Subías & Arillo 2001, p. 79, fig. 26.

Quadroppia maritalis Weigmann 2006, p. 259 .

Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB, FAG, PAL numerous to very numerous, FRA, PRATO sparse.

General distribution: Northern Italy; Italian Alps (TN, Schatz unpubl.), southern France; Central, South, Southwest Europe; Mediterranean.

Habitat preferences: silvicolous, praticolous.

Remark: Some specimens from sites AB and PAL have comparatively longer notogastral setae (especially setae h 2, h 3 up to 22 µm, some are distally slightly flagelliform) which reminds Quadroppia longisetosa Minguez, Ruiz & Subías, 1985 . Other morphological differences between Qu. maritalis and Qu. longisetosa (translamella broader, head of bothridial seta almost smooth in Qu. maritalis, Lions 1982) confirm the assignment of these specimens to Qu. maritalis .