Lebertia (Lebertia) variolata Gerecke, 2009

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

Lebertia (Lebertia) variolata Gerecke, 2009

Material examined.

Portugal, Beja: • Odemira, Ribeira de Seixe, Zambujeira do Mar , 37.398°N, 8.68°W, site 32, 75 m a.s.l., 23 May 2023, leg. Ekrem & Benitez-Bosco, 1 ♀ (sequenced) ; • Faro, Portimão , 37.237°N, 8.546°W, 23 May 2023, leg. Ferreira & Turaccio 1 ♀ (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The sequences obtained from two specimens from Portugal fall into the Lebertia variolata cluster ( BOLD: ADK 0996). In addition to specimens used in this study, the BIN includes specimens from Montenegro, North Macedonia and Turkey morphologically assigned to L. variolata , and one private sequence of a non-identified specimen from France ( GBMIN 118138-1). Lebertia variolata is a characteristic inhabitant of streams that regularly dry up in the summer ( Gerecke 2009).

Distribution.

Mediterranean region. New for Portugal.