Hydrochoreutes krameri Piersig, 1896

Pešić, Vladimir, Zawal, Andrzej, Ferreira, Sónia, Benitez-Bosco, Laura, Cruz-Oliveira, Ana, Girão, Dinis, Padilha, Adriana, Turaccio, Paolo, Rossini, Samantha, Ballini, Lorenzo, Staffoni, Giorgia, Fratini, Sara, Ciofi, Claudio, Iannucci, Alessio, Ekrem, Torbjørn & Stur, Elisabeth, 2024, DNA barcode library of Portuguese water mites, with the descriptions of two new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia), ZooKeys 1217, pp. 119-171 : 119-171

Hydrochoreutes krameri Piersig, 1896

Material examined.

Portugal, Beja • Mértola, Herdade de Alagães , pond, 37.673°N, 7.848°W, 18 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 ♀ (sequenced) . Guarda: • Seia, Covão do Forno , 40.369°N, 7.638°W, 1574 m a.s.l., 19 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♂ (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The sequenced specimens from Portugal cluster within BOLD: ACR 9737. In addition to the specimen from Portugal, the BIN includes specimens of Hydrochoreutes krameri from Norway, the Netherlands, and North Macedonia, available in BOLD. The p - distance between the latter BIN and its nearest neighbor, BOLD: ADZ 1025, which includes specimens of H. ungulates , is estimated at 15.22 %.

Distribution.

Palaearctic. New for Portugal.