Hydryphantes (Hydryphantes) dispar ( Schaub, 1888 )

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Hydryphantes (Hydryphantes) dispar ( Schaub, 1888)

Synonyms: Hydrodroma dispar Schaub, 1888 (original designation); Hydryphantes intermedius Daday, 1901 ; Hydryphantes abnormis Koenike, 1908 ; Hydryphantes algeriensis Walter, 1925

Type material: Holotype ( Schaub 1888), possibly not deposited in any scientific collection.

Type locality: Europe ( Schaub 1888), probably North Atlantic .

Geographical distribution: Palaearctic ( GBIF 2022; Di Sabatino et al. 2010).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Alentejo, in Ribeira de Odivelas ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: Freshwater, at standing and temporary waters; present in plants, such as Batrachium spp. , Myriophyllum spp. , Nymphea spp. ( Lundblad 1956) ; Larval insect hosts: Ephydridae dipterans ( Di Sabatino et al. 2010).

Hydryphantes (Hydryphantes) placationis Thon, 1899

Type material: Unknown, possibly lost.

Type locality: Germany: Böhmen ( Thon 1899) .

Geographical distribution: Europe ( Di Sabatino et al. 2010).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Alentejo, in Ribeira de Odivelas ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: Freshwater, in slow-flowing waters( Di Sabatino et al. 2010), standing and temporary waters; present in waters plants, such as Batrachium spp. , Myriophyllum spp. , Nymphea spp. ( Lundblad 1956) .