Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) Author Crespo, Luis C. Author Boieiro, Mario Author Cardoso, Pedro Author Aguiar, Carlos A. S. Author Amorim, Isabel R. Author Barrinha, Carla Author Borges, Paulo A. V. Author Menezes, Dilia Author Pereira, Fernando Author Rego, Carla Author Ribeiro, Servio Author Silva, Israel F. Author Serrano, Artur R. M. text Biodiversity Data Journal 2014 2 1051 1051 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051 1314-2828-2-1051 Macaroeris sp. Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 2; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Machico; locality: Funduras ; verbatimElevation: 552; decimalLatitude: 32.754 ; decimalLongitude: -16.8099 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 17; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Porto Moniz; locality: Chao da Ribeira ; verbatimElevation: 519; decimalLatitude: 32.7933 ; decimalLongitude: -17.1122 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 2 males , 1 female ; Location: locationID: 32; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Calheta; locality: Rabacas ; verbatimElevation: 993; decimalLatitude: 32.7413 ; decimalLongitude: -17.0783 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Ecological interactions Native status native Notes The taxonomy of the genus Macaroeris Wunderlich, 1992 is unclear, with some species still poorly described. Several specimens of this species were identified as different from Macaroeris diligens , but their species affiliation was not possible.