Ctenoscia minima ( Dollfus, 1892 )

Ctenoscia minima ( Dollfus, 1892) View in CoL

Fig. 6 B View Figure 6

Philoscia minima Dollfus, 1892: 187, fig. 3. View in CoL

Philoscia ( Benthana) minima Jackson, 1926: 196, pl. VIII figs 152–165. View in CoL

Ctenoscia minima Vandel, 1946: 196, figs 42–49; Schmölzer 1965: 141, fig. 605; Schmölzer 1971: 20; Schmalfuss 2003: 87; Reboleira et al. 2015: 40; Cifuentes and Da Silva 2023: 36. View in CoL

Ctenoscia dorsalis View in CoL ; Gregory et al. 2012: 17.

Material examined.

Portugal – Sicó • 19 ♀♀; 39°58'51.8"N, 8°33'13.1"W; 20.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001130 , 001133, 001144, 001149, 001165 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001256 GoogleMaps . – Alcobertas • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 39°25'46.5"N, 8°54'59.0"W; 21.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001185 , 001187, 001202 GoogleMaps • 6 ♀♀; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001205 , 001212, 001218 GoogleMaps • 3 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001294 , 001298 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; 01.IV.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001357 , 001360 GoogleMaps . – Montejunto • 2 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀; 39°10'11.4"N, 9°04'14.8"W; 22.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001181 , 001192 GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 21.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001223 , 001231 GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂; 21.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001340 GoogleMaps • 2 ♀♀; 21.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001385 GoogleMaps . – Arrábida • 17 ♀♀, 1 juv.; 38°28'59.2"N, 9°00'09.9"W; 21.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001137 , 001151, 001154, 001172, 001176 GoogleMaps • 4 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, 2 juvs; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001233 , 001237, 001245 GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001306 , 001314, 001324 GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

Portugal, Spain, Italy, France ( Corsica), Malta, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Ecological notes.

This epigean species can also be found in caves and MSS.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was found in four locations, Sicó, Alcobertas, Montejunto and Arrábida. In Sicó it was captured during spring and summer, with a higher abundance in spring (Fig. 7 B View Figure 7 ). In Alcobertas it was captured during all seasons, with abundance increasing towards summer and then decreasing till winter (Fig. 7 B View Figure 7 ). In Montejunto this species was also captured during all seasons, with abundance decreasing steadily towards fall and then staying the same in winter (Fig. 7 B View Figure 7 ). In Arrábida it was captured during spring, summer, and fall, with a steady decrease in abundance from spring to fall (Fig. 7 B View Figure 7 ).