Checklist of water mites from mainland Portugal and its archipelagos
Author
Cantallo, Harold
0000-0001-7005-6462
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7005 - 6462
Author
Gomes, Nuno
0000-0002-5513-6875
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 4920 - 290, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5513 - 6875
Author
Antunes, Carlos
0000-0003-2294-6174
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 4920 - 290, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2294 - 6174
Author
Martins, Duarte
0000-0003-3736-5743
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, rua do Campo Alegre s / n, 4169 - 007 Porto, Portugal & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3736 - 5743
Author
Costa, Dimítri De Araújo
0000-0002-5399-2483
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s / n, 4450 - 208, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. & Aquamuseu do Rio Minho, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 4920 - 290, Portugal. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5399 - 2483
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-28
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Sperchon
(
Hispidosperchon
)
clupeifer
Piersig, 1896
Type material:
Holotype
(
Piersig 1896
), possibly not deposited in any scientific collection.
Type
locality:
Germany
:
Drebabach
and
Plothenbach
streams,
Thüringen
(
Piersig 1896
)
.
Geographical distribution:
Western Palaearctic (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Distribution in
Portugal
:
Centre: Beira Litoral (
Valdecasas 1988
), in Fonte Fria, Mealhada, Buçaco mountain (
Lundblad 1956
).
Ecological notes:
Freshwater, mainly found in fast-flowing rivers(
Stryjecki
et al.
2018
) and organic pollutiontolerant species; Larval insect hosts:
Chironomidae
dipterans (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Sperchon
(
Hispidosperchon
)
setiger
Thor, 1898
Type material:
Paratype
: Deposited in
SMF
, catalogue number 47270-1552-VIE/289 (
GBIF 2022
)
.
Type
locality:
Norway
(
GBIF 2022
): Roslandsaa, Jaederen (
Thor 1898b
).
Geographical distribution:
Western Palaearctic, remarkably Europe (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Distribution in
Portugal
:
Centre: Beira Litoral (
Valdecasas 1988
), Alcobaça municipality (
Lundblad 1956
).
Ecological notes:
Mainly found on streams with a reduced flow; Larval insect hosts:
Simuliidae
and
Chironomidae
dipterans (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Remarks:
The species
Sperchon meridianus
Angelier, 1954
was considered a synonym of
S. setiger
, which was recently verified as valid species based on molecular data (
Pešić & Smit 2022
).
Sperchon
(
Sperchon
)
brevirostris
Koenike, 1895
Type material:
Holotype
(
Koenike 1895b
), possible not deposited in any scientific collection.
Paratype
: Individual deposited in
SMF
, catalogue number 47069-1559-VIE/279 (
GBIF 2022
)
.
Type
locality:
Portugal
:
Azores
Archipelago
(
Koenike 1895b
)
.
Geographical distribution:
Europe (
GBIF 2022
;
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Distribution in
Portugal
:
Azores
Archipelago (
Koenike 1895b
), including Terceira Island, and São Miguel Island (Lagoa do Congro, Lagoa das Furnas, Lagoa do Fogo) (
Barrois 1896
);
Madeira
Island (
Borges
et al.
2008
;
Hughes
et al.
1998
).
Ecological notes:
Freshwater (
Borges
et al.
2008
;
Hughes
et al.
1998
), in flowing tributaries and standing water bodies (
Barrois 1896
;
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
); Stenothermic species (
Pešić 1999
).
Sperchon
(
Sperchon
)
glandulosus
Koenike, 1886
Type material:
Deposited in
SMF
:
Holotype
(
Koenike 1886
), catalogue number 47174-2188-VIE/284;
Paratype
, catalogue number 47171-1562-VIE/284(
GBIF 2022
).
Type
locality:
Germany
:
Bremen
(
Koenike 1886
)
.
Geographical distribution:
Europe (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Distribution in
Portugal
:
Azores
Archipelago: Faial, São Miguel and Terceira Islands (Barrois 1887).
Ecological notes:
Freshwater, in tributaries and eventually lakes near to coast; Larval insects hosts:
Chironomidae
dipterans (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Sperchon
(
Sperchon
)
thienemanni
Koenike, 1907
Synonym:
Sperchon rugosus
Koenike, 1911
Type
material:
Possibly not deposited in any scientific collection.
Type
locality:
Germany
, in
Jasmund Peninsula-Rügen
Island (
Koenike 1907
)
.
Geographical distribution:
Europe (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Distribution in
Portugal
:
North: International Minho River (
Cantallo
et al.
2021
), tributary section “Rio Mouro, Ponte do Curto” (Monção municipality,
42º4′29.27″N
,
8º23′39.12″W
).
Material examined:
1 undetermined sex adult;
Ponte do Curto
,
Portugal
;
42º4′29.27″N
,
8º23′39.12″W
;
24 September 2020
; coll by Aquamuseu Team; catalogue number
NatMIP-CATr-0014
.
Ecological notes:
Freshwater, common in rheohelocrenes springs, with crenophilous-type habit; larvae parasites of insect-chironomids (
Di Sabatino
et al.
2010
).
Remarks:
First record mentioned for
Portugal
(
Cantallo
et al.
2021
).