Hygrobates fluviatilis (Ström, 1768)

Material examined.

Portugal, Guarda: • Manteigas, Casa do Cantoneiro, 40.418°N, 7.603°W, 1378 m a.s.l., 24 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♂ (sequenced) ; • 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, 2 ♂ (sequenced) ; • 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) .

Remarks.

Genetic data indicate that Portuguese specimens belong to BOLD: ACB 4846, which includes more than 300 specimens of H. fluviatilis, available in BOLD. The latter species was recently revised using molecular and morphological data (Pešić et al. 2017).

Distribution.

Central, western, and southern Europe. In Portugal previously reported from Santa Comba Dão (Beira Alta; Lundblad 1956).