Porcellio novus Arcangeli, 1935

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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Porcellio novus Arcangeli, 1935 View in CoL

Fig. 6 G View Figure 6

Porcellio ( Porcellio) novus Arcangeli, 1935 b: 40 View in CoL , figs 1–6.

Porcellio novus Vandel, 1946: 322; Schmölzer 1955: 314; Schmölzer 1965: 230, fig. 835; Schmölzer 1971: 38; Schmalfuss, 2003: 231. View in CoL

Material examined.

Portugal – Alcobertas • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 39°25'46.5"N, 8°54'59.0"W; 21.VII.2022; leg. R. P. Eusébio; MSS pitfall trap; MNHNC: MB 11: 001196 GoogleMaps • 6 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, 1 juv.; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001208 , 001210, 001214, 001219 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001290 , 001292 GoogleMaps • 2 ♀♀; 1.IV.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001355 GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

Portugal and western Spain.

Ecological notes.

This epigean species can also be found in MSS.

Seasonal patterns in Portuguese MSS habitats.

This species was found in one location, Alcobertas, during all seasons, with abundance increasing from spring to summer, then decreasing steadily towards winter (Fig. 7 G View Figure 7 ).

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