There are 4 species in the genus Scotina [1] :
- Scotina celans (Blackwall, 1841) - body length of females 2.8-3.3 mm, males 3.0-4.8 mm. The cephalothorax is dark, shiny with light yellow-brown median and radial stripes, legs are yellow-brown, the abdomen is olive-black with yellow or from light to reddish-brown spots. Distributed in Europe, Algeria and western Russia . It lives in forest edges , dry meadows , wastelands and swamps , where it lives among fallen leaves and in moss. In most of the range, it is active year-round. [2]
- Scotina gracilipes (Blackwall, 1859) - the body length of females 2.4-3.2 mm, males 3.2-3.8 mm. The cephalothorax is brown with an obscure black pattern, legs are black with light yellow coxae and hips, the abdomen is olive-black with oblong spots from reddish-brown to light brown or yellow. Distributed in Europe. It lives in forests , on dry meadows, wastelands and swamps, where it lives in litter and in moss. Most of the range is active from April to October. [3]
- Scotina occulta Kritscher, 1996 - endemic to Malta [4] .
- Scotina palliardii ( L. Koch , 1881) - body length of females 2.4–3.2 mm, males 2.0–2.8 mm. Abdomen for the most part without pattern or spots. Distributed in Europe and in the west of Russia. It lives in dry meadows and wastelands, where it lives in grass, moss and litter. Most of the range is active from March to November. It is not common. [5]
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