Although common throughout Britain and Ireland, it is under-recorded in many areas.  It occurs wherever there are suitable friable soil conditions, including semi-natural grasslands, woodlands and coastal (supralittoral) habitats, and synanthropic sites such as churchyards, disused quarries and railway cuttings. 

Searching the underside of large stones or dead wood partially embedded into soil is the simplest way to find this species.  It is typically associated with other soil-dwelling trichoniscids, including Androniscus dentiger, Haplophthalmus spp. and Trichoniscoides spp. 

This summary is based on the detailed account in Gregory (2009).