Limnesia (Limnesia) maculata (Müller, 1776)

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

Limnesia (Limnesia) maculata (Müller, 1776)

Material examined.

Portugal, Guarda: • Seia, Rio Alva, Praia Fluvial de Sabugueiro , river, 40.401°N, 7.64°W, 1021 m a.s.l., 24 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced) . Beja • Mértola, Moinho de Alferes 2 , 37.503°N, 7.687°W, 19 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 ♂ (juv.) (sequenced) ; • Mértola, Herdade de Alagães , pond, 37.673°N, 7.848°W, 18 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The Portuguese specimens molecularly analyzed in this study match the description of L. maculata . These individuals form a unique BIN ( BOLD: AFW 6935), with the nearest neighboring BIN being BOLD: ACS 0248, which includes specimens of L. maculata from Norway, the Netherlands and France. The p - distance between these two clusters was estimated at 4.3 %.

Distribution.

Holarctic. Widespread in Europe. In Portugal previously reported from Alentejo (Ribeira de Odivelas; Lundblad 1956).