Pecado impudicus (Denis, 1945)

Figs 1–2, 35, Table 1

Labulla impudica Denis, 1945: 52, figs 26–28 (d ♂).

Pecado impudica – Bosmans 2006b: 148, figs 29–32 (♂ d ♀).

Material examined

MOROCCO – Taza Prov. • 2 ♀♀; Bab Boudir, Izoura Cave, Tazekka NP; 34.09476° N, 4.09866° W; 1394 m a.s.l.; 18 May 2025; S. Lecigne, J. Lips leg.; in damp pieces of wood on the ground, at the entrance to a cave, by hand; CSL MOR _2074.

Distribution and habitat

The ecology, phenology, and distribution of Pecado impudicus remain largely unknown. There are only five published records of the species: Algeria (type locality: Algiers), with no details of date or habitat (Denis 1945); Morocco (Prov. of Ifrane, Azrou, 1 male, in the litter of a dense Quercus ilex forest, in February) (Bosmans 2006b) and Spain (Prov. of Ciudad Real, Cabañeros NP, 5 females, in tree cavities; Prov. of Malaga: Aloizana, 1 female, in the litter of a small Quercus suber forest, in April and Cordoba, 1 female, in El Patriarca urban park, no further details on habitat, in February) (Bosmans 2006b; Barrientos et al. 2022; Martin & Adame 2024).

The available data on the habitats colonized by the species, together with the new record in Morocco (in the entrance of a cave), would indicate at least that the species is sciaphilous.

Apart from the cave record, females are observed between February and April, and males in February.

Figure 35F shows the known distribution of the species to date (based on approximate location for previous records), including the new Moroccan station (Bab Boudir).