317. Leptoiulus helveticus (Verhoeff, 1894)

Iulus helveticus Verhoeff, 1894 .

Iulus odieri Brölemann, 1896 .

Leptoiulus odieri auct.

Leptoiulus vagabundus auct.

Distribution

AT, CH, IT-ITA. Alps and Jura Mountains.

Habitat

Predominantly in alpine meadows, rocky outcrops and screes on sedimentary strata. Castanea and coniferous forest. Found at an altitude as low as 500 m in the Jura but up to 2800 m in the Alps.

Remarks

Several subspecies have been described. Pedroli-Christen (1993) suggested that it may be a polytypic species including L. faesi and L. sarasini .