Armadillo officinalis Duméril, 1816

Armadillo officinalis Duméril, 1816 View in CoL

Fig. 6 L View Figure 6

Armadillo officinalis Duméril, 1816: 117; Budde-Lund 1885: 16; Preudhomme de Borre 1886: 112; Dollfus 1896 a: 357; Dollfus 1896 b: 527; Arcangeli 1935 a: 2; Vandel 1946: 371. View in CoL

Cubaris globator ; Eaton 1882: 361.

Cubaris officinalis ; Jackson 1926: 184.

Material examined.

Portugal – Arrábida • 28 ♂♂, 63 ♀♀; 38°28'59.2"N, 9°00'09.9"W; 21.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001139 , 001153, 001156, 001168 GoogleMaps • over 1000 individuals ( ♂ and ♀); 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001232 , 001239, 001241, 001244 GoogleMaps • 84 ♂♂, 140 ♀♀, 2 juvs; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001305 , 001309, 001312, 001318, 001321, 001331, 001334 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; 22.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001362 GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

Widely distributed in the Mediterranean and Black Sea area.

Ecological notes.

This epigean species can also be found in MSS.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was only found in Arrábida, during all seasons, and abundance increasing from spring to summer where it reaches its peak, then decreasing in fall (Fig. 7 L View Figure 7 ).