Description published
Zootaxa 4034 (2): 257–290 www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Location of type
Holotype. SPAIN, Almeria, Almerimar, coastal rocky area, 3.VIII.2014, on Asteriscus maritimus, 1♂, leg. A. Pauly (RBINS).
Description
Description. Male and female as described for S. smaragdula except as follows: underplate of the large projection of male gonocoxite boomerang-shaped, length/width of the distal plate = 1.77 (Figs 11, 12). Small projection of the gonocoxite moderately thin (Fig. 11, 12, 24c). Fourth antennal segment of the male moderately short (length/ width = 1.41). Variations. Specimens from Cyrenaica in Libya often show more blue green reflexions, the punctation is often finer (Fig. 10), and the body size is smaller (5 mm) than specimens from other regions.