498. Ophyiulus targionii Silvestri, 1898

Ophiiulus targionii Silvestri, 1898 .

Ophyiulus targionii verruculiger Verhoeff, 1910 .

Ophyiulus verruculiger auct.

Ophyiulus fretarius Attems, 1927 .

Distribution

ES-BAL, IT-ITA, IT-SI, MT. Southern and Central Italy, with islands. – Also introduced into the Australian region.

Habitat

Quercus laurifolia forest, quarry, limestone mountains, open, sunny slope. Up to 2300 m in Sicily. In Malta, it occurs in leaf-litter in woodland and macquis (Enghoff & Schembri 1989). Has been found in caves (Minelli 1985).

Remarks

Quite a variable species; several subspecies have been described.