Neumania (Soarella) papillosa (Soar, 1902)

Pešić, Vladimir, Zawal, Andrzej, Ferreira, Sónia, Benitez-Bosco, Laura, Cruz-Oliveira, Ana, Girão, Dinis, Padilha, Adriana, Turaccio, Paolo, Rossini, Samantha, Ballini, Lorenzo, Staffoni, Giorgia, Fratini, Sara, Ciofi, Claudio, Iannucci, Alessio, Ekrem, Torbjørn & Stur, Elisabeth, 2024, DNA barcode library of Portuguese water mites, with the descriptions of two new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia), ZooKeys 1217, pp. 119-171 : 119-171

Neumania (Soarella) papillosa (Soar, 1902)

Material examined.

Portugal, Beja • Mértola, Corte do Pinto , 37.682°N, 7.512°W, 19 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (sequenced) . Guarda • 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.

The Portuguese specimens match the description of N. papillosa , forming a unique BIN ( BOLD: AFO 2116), with the nearest neighboring BIN being BOLD: ADS 6560, which consists of 31 specimens of and unidentified Neumania sp. from South Africa. The p - distance between these two BINs was estimated at 14.26 %.

Distribution.

Europe. In Portugal previously reported from Côa River near Santa Comba Dão (Beira Alta; Lundblad 1956).