Platyarthrus schoblii Budde-Lund, 1885

Platyarthrus schoblii schoblii; Taiti & Ferrara, 2004: 258.

Material examined. Socotra: 1 ♀, Wadi Ayhaft, 12°36'38.0"N 53°58'42.9"E, ca. 170 m, limestone, under stones, 21.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9228 ; 1 ♁, 1 ♀, Wadi Ayhaft, 12°36'14.7"N 53°59'31.1"E, ca. 240 m, granite, under stones, near wadi, 21.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9229 ; 1 ♀, Qeysoh, 12°39'32"N 53°28'12"E, under palm logs in meadow, 20.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9230 ; 1 ♀, Qeysoh, 12°39'32"N 53°28'12"E, in palm grove, 20.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9231 ; 2 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF); 1 ♀, Hadibo, 12°39'N 54°01'E, under stones, 11.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9232 ; 1 ♀, Arresh, Diehamt, 12°35'26.8"N 53°48'54.6"E, ca. 18 m, 11.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9233 .

Distribution. Western Mediterranean area and Socotra where it is most probably introduced with human activities.