Pionopsis lutescens ( Hermann, 1804 )

Cantallo, Harold, Gomes, Nuno, Antunes, Carlos, Martins, Duarte & Costa, Dimítri De Araújo, 2022, Checklist of water mites from mainland Portugal and its archipelagos, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 336-370 : 360-361

Pionopsis lutescens ( Hermann, 1804)

Synonym: Hydrachna lutescens Hermann, 1804 ( original designation)

Type material: Unknown, possibly lost.

Type locality: Northern Europe ( Hermann 1804) .

Geographical distribution: Holarctic, remarkably Europe ( Gerecke et al. 2016).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Estremadura ( Valdecasas 1988), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Lundblad 1956), at pools of streams and small habitats with a short temporary water cover; Larval insects hosts: Chironomidae dipterans ( Gerecke et al. 2016).

Tiphys torris ( Müller, 1776)

Synonym: Hydrachna torris Müller, 1776 ( original designation)

Type material: Unknown, possibly lost.

Type locality: Denmark (probably surroundings of Copenhagen) or Norway ( Müller 1776) .

Geographical distribution: Palaearctic ( Gerecke et al. 2016).

Distribution in Portugal: South: Estremadura ( Valdecasas 1988), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: In lentic freshwater ecosystems and small tributaries, including eutrophic, oligotrophic and dystrophic environments ( Gerecke et al. 2016).