Porcellio laevis (Latreille, 1804)

Porcellio laevis; Verhoeff, 1938, p. 67; Vandel, 1958a, p. 129; Achouri et al., 2008c, pp. 76–78; Achouri et al., 2008a, p. 129

Porcellio (Mesoporcellio) laevis; Arcangeli, 1932, p. 225; Paulian de Félice, 1939, p. 210

Material examined

1 ♂, 1 ♀, St. 3, under stones, leg. S. Taiti and C. Rossano, 1 October 2005 (MZUF 9525) ; 1 ♂, St. 4, dune under stones, leg. S. Taiti and C. Rossano, 1 May 2004 (MZUF 9526) ; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, St. 5, beach under stones, leg. S. Taiti and C. Rossano, 1 May 2004 (MZUF 9527) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, St. 6, near well and wheat field, leg. S. Taiti and C. Rossano, 26 April 2004 (MZUF 9528) .

Previous Rif records

Granja de la Muluya; Benitez, near Ceuta (Vandel 1958a); Oued Laou region (Achouri et al. 2008a, 2008c).

Distribution

Europe and northern Africa, introduced to many parts of the world.

Remarks

For diagnostic characters of P. laevis see Vandel (1962, p. 684, Figures 331, 332).