Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804

Eusébio, Rita P., Taiti, Stefano & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2025, Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats of Portugal, Subterranean Biology 53, pp. 129-153 : 129-153

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.53.163632
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scientific name	Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804
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Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804 View in CoL

Fig. 6 D View Figure 6

Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804: 45; Dollfus 1897: 206; Vandel 1946: 297; Gregory et al. 2012: 20, fig. 6. View in CoL

Porcellio ( Porcellio) scaber Arcangeli, 1935 a: 9 View in CoL .

Porcellio ( Euporcellio) scaber var. scabrior Verhoeff, 1907: 266. View in CoL

Porcellio scaber scaber Schmölzer, 1971: 39. View in CoL

Material examined.

Portugal – Serra de Estrela • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 40°17'22.9"N, 7°35'19.7"W; 20.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001167 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 9 ♀♀; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001240 , 001248, 001249 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 19.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001269 , 001273 GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

Widespread in Europe and introduced into many parts of the world.

Ecological notes.

This epigean species can also be found in MSS.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was found in one location, Serra da Estrela, during spring, summer, and fall, and with abundance peaking in summer (Fig. 7 D View Figure 7 ).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Malacostraca
Order	Isopoda
SubOrder	Oniscidea
Family	Porcellionidae
Genus	Porcellio