Porcellio dispar Verhoeff, 1901

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

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https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.53.163632

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scientific name

Porcellio dispar Verhoeff, 1901
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Porcellio dispar Verhoeff, 1901 View in CoL

Fig. 6 F View Figure 6

Porcellio dispar Verhoeff, 1901: 407; Vandel 1946: 289, figs 110–111; Schmölzer 1965: 228; Schmölzer 1971: 36; Schmalfuss, 2003: 222; Cifuentes and Da Silva 2023: 36. View in CoL

Porcellio ( Euporcellio) dispar Verhoeff, 1907: 269. View in CoL

Porcellionides dimorphus Jackson, 1926: 186, pl. I figs 1–22. View in CoL

Porcellio ( Porcellio) dispar Arcangeli, 1935 a: 10 View in CoL , figs 3–7.

Material examined.

Portugal – Sicó • 6 ♀♀; 39°58'51.8"N, 8°33'13.1"W; 20.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001131 , 001145, 001164 GoogleMaps 1 ♀; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001264 GoogleMaps 2 ♀♀; 19.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001277 GoogleMaps 3 ♀♀; 20.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001373 GoogleMaps . – Montejunto • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; 39°10'11.4"N, 9°04'14.8"W; 23.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001160 , 001179 GoogleMaps 1 ♀; 21.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001343 GoogleMaps 3 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀; 21.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001386 , 001394 GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

Portugal, NW Spain, and France.

Ecological notes.

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

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was found in two locations, Sicó and Montejunto. In Sicó it was captured in all seasons, with abundance decreasing from spring to summer, then increasing slightly until winter (Fig. 7 F View Figure 7 ). In Montejunto it was captured during spring, fall and winter, with abundance decreasing from spring to fall and increasing to its highest in winter (Fig. 7 F View Figure 7 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Isopoda

SubOrder

Oniscidea

Family

Porcellionidae

Genus

Porcellio

Loc

Porcellio dispar Verhoeff, 1901

Eusébio, Rita P., Taiti, Stefano & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S. 2025
2025
Loc

Porcellionides dimorphus

Jackson HG 1926: 186
1926
Loc

Porcellio ( Euporcellio ) dispar

Verhoeff KW 1907: 269
1907
Loc

Porcellio dispar

Cifuentes J & Da Silva LP 2023: 36
Schmalfuss H 2003: 222
Schmölzer K 1971: 36
Schmölzer K 1965: 228
Vandel A 1946: 289
Verhoeff KW 1901: 407
1901
Loc

Porcellio ( Porcellio ) dispar

Porcellio ( Porcellio ) dispar Arcangeli, 1935 a: 10 , figs 3–7.