Ctenoscia minima

Ctenoscia minima (Dollfus, 1892) Fig. 6 B Philoscia minima Dollfus, 1892: 187, fig. 3. Philoscia (Benthana) minima Jackson, 1926: 196, pl. VIII figs 152–165. 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. Ctenoscia dorsalis; 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 • 1 ♀; 19.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001256. – 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 • 6 ♀♀; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001205, 001212, 001218 • 3 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001294, 001298 • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; 01.IV.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001357, 001360. – 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 • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 21.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001223, 001231 • 2 ♂♂; 21.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001340 • 2 ♀♀; 21.III.2023; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001385. – 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 • 4 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, 2 juvs; 20.IX.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001233, 001237, 001245 • 2 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀; 20.XII.2022; same data as for preceding; MNHNC: MB 11: 001306, 001314, 001324. 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). In Alcobertas it was captured during all seasons, with abundance increasing towards summer and then decreasing till winter (Fig. 7 B). 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). In Arrábida it was captured during spring, summer, and fall, with a steady decrease in abundance from spring to fall (Fig. 7 B).