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 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-11-28 5213 4 336 370 journal article 198868 10.11646/zootaxa.5213.4.2 bf19faf6-6e2f-4f68-83c2-79c95be93fa0 1175-5326 7381432 685D4DC1-0C1E-4E76-BEEE-E54749603695 Limnesia ( Limnesia ) arevaloi Viets, 1918 Synonyms: Limnesia granulosa Walter, 1931 ; Limnesia martianezi Lundblad, 1962 Type material: Holotype one female ( Viets 1918 ), Syntypes deposited in SMF , catalogue numbers 45385-2009- VIE/193, 45386-2010-VIE/193, 45387-2011-VIE/193 ( GBIF 2022 ) . Type locality: Spain ( GBIF 2022 ): Valencia ( Valdecasas 1988 ; Viets 1918 ). Geographical distribution: Iberian Peninsula, Canary Islands, South France , Italy and North Africa ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ). Distribution in Portugal : South: Estremadura ( Valdecasas 1988 ), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace ( Lundblad 1956 ). Ecological notes: Freshwater, at temporary and small permanent waters ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ; Viets 1918 ). Limnesia ( Limnesia ) atlantica Lundblad, 1941 Type material: Holotype one male NHRS-GULI000089977, one female Allotype NHRS-GULI000089978, and one nymph type NHRS-GULI000089979 deposited at NRM ( Pers. comm., G. Lindberg ) . Type locality: Portugal : Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b ) . Geographical distribution: Portugal : Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008 ; Hughes et al. 1998 ; Lundblad 1941b ). Distribution in Portugal : Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008 ; Hughes et al. 1998 ). Ecological notes: Freshwater environment ( Borges et al. 2008 ; Hughes et al. 1998 ). Limnesia ( Limnesia ) fulgida Koch, 1836 Type material: Unknown, possibly lost. Geographical distribution: Holarctic ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ; Smit & Van der Hammen 2000 ). Distribution in Portugal : South: Alentejo, in Ribeira de Odivelas ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ; Smit &Van der Hammen 2000 ). Ecological notes: At standing freshwaters; larvae parasites of Chironomidae and Sphaeroceridae dipterans ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ); present in plants, such as Batrachium spp. , Myriophyllum spp. , and Nymphea spp. ( Lundblad 1956 ) . Limnesia ( Limnesia ) iberica Lundblad, 1954 Type material: Holotype one male deposited in NRM , Lundblad No. Präp. 4478 ( Lundblad 1954 ) ; Paratype : One female, Lundblad No. Präp. 4479 ( Lundblad 1956 ). Type locality: Portugal : Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão ( Lundblad 1954 , 1956 ). Geographical distribution: Portugal : Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão ( Lundblad 1954 , 1956 ). Distribution in Portugal : Centre: Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão ( Lundblad 1954 , 1956 ). Ecological notes: Freshwater, at slow-moderate motion streams, on a sandy substrate; present in Carex spp. plants ( Lundblad 1956 ). Limnesia ( Limnesia ) maculata ( Müller, 1776 ) Synonym: Hydrachna maculata Müller, 1776 ( original designation ) Type material: Unknown, possibly lost. Type locality: Denmark or Norway ( Müller 1776 ) . Geographical distribution: Holarctic ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ). 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 ) ; Deutonymph larvae parasites of insect-chironomids Trichoptera and Cladocera larvae ( Böttger 1969 ; Gerecke et al. 2016 ). Limnesia ( Limnesia ) manubriata Walter, 1928 Type material: Syntypes deposited at NHMB two male catalogue numbers NMB-ACWA 2815 and 2816, two female 2813 and 2814 and a deuteronymph 2812 . Type locality: Algeria , in Kabylie , Agoulmine Temjout ; and Tunisia , in Ajim , Djerba Island ( Walter 1928 ) . Geographical distribution: Portugal and North of Africa ( Lundblad 1956 ; Valdecasas 1988 ; Walter 1928 ). Distribution in Portugal : South: Estremadura ( Valdecasas 1988 ), in Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace ( Lundblad 1956 ). Ecological notes: Freshwater, at standing environments ( Lundblad 1956 ). Limnesia ( Limnesia ) walteri Migot, 1926 Type material: Syntypes : Deposited in SMF , catalogue numbers 45725-3914-VIE/210, 45724-3905-VIE/210, and 45723-3901-VIE/210 ( GBIF 2022 ) . Type locality: France : Banyuls-sur-Mer, Barrage de la Baillaury ( Migot 1926 ), Spain ( GBIF 2022 ). Geographical Distribution: Russia , Southwestern Europe from Portugal to Greece , and North Africa, including the Sahara desert ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ). Distribution in Portugal : Centre: Beira Alta ( Valdecasas 1988 ), in Santa Comba Dão, and Côa River, near 10 km to Vilar Formoso ( Lundblad 1956 ). Ecological notes: In standing freshwaters, characteristic of remnant pools in streams ( Gerecke et al. 2016 ), and can be found at an altitude of 50 m ( Migot 1926 ); clear water, on a sandy bottom, present in plants, e.g. grasses, Carex spp. , Juncus spp. and Myriophyllum spp. ( Lundblad 1956 ) .