Atractides (Atractides) marizae Pešić, 2023

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

Atractides (Atractides) marizae Pešić, 2023

Material examined.

Portugal, Guarda: • Gouveia, Rio Mondego, Casais de Folgosinho , 40.454°N, 7.493°W, 976 m a.s.l., 24 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced) ; • Seia, Rio Alva, Praia fluvial de Vila Cova a Coelheira , river, 40.379°N, 7.736°W, 312 m a.s.l., 23 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced) . Faro: • Monchique, Caldas de Monchique , 37.287°N, 8.554°W, 23 May 2023, leg. Ekrem & Benitez-Bosco, 1 ♀ (sequenced) ; • Aljezur, Ribeira de Seixe, Odeceixe, Covão da Serva , 37.374°N, 8.642°W, 100 m a.s.l., 23 May 2023, leg. Ekrem & Benitez-Bosco 1 ♀ (sequenced) ; • Portimão , 37.237°N, 8.546°W, 23 May 2023, leg. Ferreira & Turaccio 1 ♂ (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The specimens from Portugal clustered within BOLD: AER 7878, which includes specimens of Atractides marizae Pešić, 2023 , a species recently described by Pešić et al. (2023 b) from Santarém, Portugal. Until now, this rhitrobiontic species was known only from the type locality (Caniceira stream), and the new findings presented in this study demonstrate that A. marizae is more widely distributed in Portugal.

Distribution.

Portugal.