Domene (Lathromene) viriatoi Serrano & Boieiro, 2015

Domene (Lathromene) viriatoi Serrano & Boieiro, 2015 View in CoL

Material examined. 1 male, 1 female: “ Sazes da Beira \ (Guarda — PT)\ 27.VI.2009 \ Col. A. Serrano ”\\ “ 40° 20’ 32.44” N \ 7° 45’ 39.34” W \ 680 m alt. ” [h] \\ “ Domene \ ( Lathromene ) \ viriatoi \ Serrano & Boieiro\ A. Serrano det. 2018” [h] [t] GoogleMaps ; 1 male, 1 female: “ Vila Cova a Coelheira \ (Seia, Portugal)\ 27.IV. 2016 \ A. Serrano leg.”\\ “ 40° 23’ 6.11” N \ 7° 43’ 54.99” W \ 402 m alt.” \\ “ Domene \ ( Lathromene ) \ viriatoi \ Serrano & Boieiro\ A. Serrano det. 2018” [h] [t]. GoogleMaps

Remarks. This species was originally described from a granitic natural cavity located in Serra da Estrela mountain foothills near Lapa dos Dinheiros (Seia, Portugal) ( Serrano et al. 2015). It was postulated that D. viriatoi due to its bigger size and elongated antennae and legs would be more connected with the hypogean environment, following Reboleira et al. (2011b). However, all the specimens here recorded were sampled among the plates of sunken schistose rocks in clayey brown-reddish soil on the side slopes of country roads close to the original locality. These additional records suggest that the species is not restricted to the deeper underground granitic cave, but lives also more superficially in the fissures of schistose rocks.