Eluma tuberculata Cruz, 1991

Figs 1C, 2D–F, 4H

Material studied

A total of 13 specimens were analysed, 2 males and 11 females

PORTUGAL – Coimbra • 1 ♀; Vale Soeiro; 40°18′50″ N, 8°24′08″ W; 104 m a.s.l.; 20 Feb. 2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; JC605 • 1 ♀; Vale Soeiro; 40°18′47″ N, 8°24′09″ W; 98 m a.s.l.; 20 Feb. 2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; INV16002 • 1 ♀; Vale Soeiro; 40°18′50″ N, 8°24′08″ W; 104 m a.s.l.; 6 Mar. 2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; INV16004 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 105 m a.s.l.; 7 Apr. 2022; INV16013 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16010 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16011 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16012 • 1 ♂; Vale Soeiro; 40°18′47″ N, 8°24′08″ W; 95 m a.s.l.; 24 Apr. 2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; INV16031 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16017 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16018 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16019 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16020 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; INV16021.

Bibliographic references

Portugal: Leiria: Estremenho Massif (Reboleira et al. 2015). Sicó Massif (Reboleira et al. 2015. Santarém: São Mamede (Cruz 1991).

Comments

This small epigean species, endemic to Portugal (Fig. 1C), is also known from caves and MSS (Reboleira et al. 2015). This species is much less known than E. caelata. Although Cruz (1991) and Reboleira et al. (2015) have already illustrated it, we consider useful to provide some figures of the species (Fig. 2D–F), some from anatomical aspects not yet described, valuable to compare with other species of the genus.

The species is recorded for the first time in Coimbra district.