Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila ( Michael, 1895 )

Cantallo, Harold, Gomes, Nuno, Antunes, Carlos, Martins, Duarte & Costa, Dimítri De Araújo, 2022, Checklist of water mites from mainland Portugal and its archipelagos, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 336-370 : 344

Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila ( Michael, 1895)

Synonyms: Thyas petrophilus Michael, 1895 (original designation); Lundbladia petrophila Viets, 1929 ; Trychothyas armata Walter, 1935 ; Lundbladia plumifera Angelier, 1949 ; Trychothyas petrophila Viets, 1956

Type material: Holotype ( Michael 1895), catalogue numbers (no differentiation by gender) deposited in NHMUK: 6549752 and 6550259 ( GBIF 2022).

Type locality: England: Cornwall, Land’s End ( Michael 1895) .

Geographical distribution: England ( Di Sabatino et al. 2010); France ( Lundblad 1956); Iberian Peninsula ( Borges et al. 2008; Valdecasas 1988): Portugal (Estremadura and Madeira Island); Spain (Cadiz, Gerona, Madrid); Mediterranean ( Di Sabatino et al. 2010), Türkiye ( Erman et al. 2010), Iran ( Pešić et al. 2004).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Estremadura ( Valdecasas 1988), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace ( Lundblad 1956); Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008).

Ecological notes: Freshwater, slow and mid streams, thin water layers( Pešić et al. 2004), with some saltwater influence ( Michael 1895) and vicinity of the marine environment.

Trichothyas (Lundbladia) rutae (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonyms: Lundbladia rutae Lundblad, 1941 (original designation); Trichothyas (Lundbladia) petrophila rutae (Lundblad, 1941)

Type material: Holotype one female ( Lundblad 1941b); Syntypes deposited in NRM: Male individuals, catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006564 and NHRS-GULI000006565; Females, NHRS-GULI000006566 and NHRSGULI000006567 ( GBIF 2022) .

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island, in Caramujo ( GBIF 2022) .

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b); Spain: Canary Islands ( Di Sabatino et al. 2010; Valdecasas 1988).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island ( Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b), in Caramujo ( GBIF 2022).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Hughes et al. 1998)