Labulla machadoi Hormiga & Scharff, 2005

Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro & Crespo, Luis Carlos, 2010, A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) 2473, Zootaxa 2473 (1), pp. 1-67 : 24

Labulla machadoi Hormiga & Scharff, 2005

Description: Hormiga & Scharff (2005: 396, figs 1E–F, 3F, 11A–C, 12A–D, 13A–C, 20E–F, 22A–D, G, 23A–F).

Previous records: Braga: Peneda-Gerês NP, Terras de Bouro, Mata da Albergaria ( Cardoso et al. 2008b); Vila Nova de Famalicão, Joane ( Hormiga & Scharff 2005). Porto: Amarante ( Hormiga & Scharff 2005); Porto ( Hormiga & Scharff 2005). Viana do Castelo: Paredes de Coura ( Hormiga & Scharff 2005).

Distribution: Only known from the north west of Portugal.

Habitat type: Probably prefers Quercus forests, building its web on the tree trunks.

Phenology: Adult males were found in October and December, adult females in March, June, August and October ( Hormiga & Scharff 2005; Cardoso et al. 2008b), suggesting that males are adult in autumn and winter and females occur throughout the year.