Atractides (Maderomegapus) hystricipes (Lundblad, 1941)

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 : 355-357

Atractides (Maderomegapus) hystricipes (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonym: Maderomegapus hystricipes Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)

Type material: Holotype one male NHRS-GULI000089969 and one female Allotype NHRS-GULI000089970 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).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).

Atractides (Atractides) insulanus (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonym: Megapus insulanus Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)

Type material: Deposited in NRM: Holotype one male ( Gerecke 2003; Lundblad 1941b), catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006542 ( GBIF 2022); Paratype: ( Gerecke 2003), catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006544 ( GBIF 2022).

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeira da Janela waterfall ( Gerecke 2003).

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeira da Janela waterfall ( Gerecke 2003).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), springs (rhithrobiontic habit), in thin layers of flowing water ( Gerecke 2003).

Atractides macaronensis (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonym: Megapus macaronensis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)

Type material: Deposited in NRM: Holotype one male ( Lundblad 1941b),catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006536 ( GBIF 2022); Paratype catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006537 ( GBIF 2022).

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b), in Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), in Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), rhithrobiont (river and tributary environment), in thin layers of flowing water, preference at rocky habitats ( Gerecke 2003).

Atractides maderensis (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonyms: Megapus maderensis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation

Type material: Deposited in NRM: Holotype one male ( Gerecke 2003; Lundblad 1941b), catalogue number NHRSGULI000006546 ( GBIF 2022); Paratype: ( Gerecke 2003), catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006547 ( GBIF 2022).

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeira da Janela, Risco; Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeira da Janela, Risco; Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), found in springs and river habitats (rhithrobiontic species) ( Gerecke 2003).

Atractides (Polymegapus) rutae (Lundblad, 1941)

Synonyms: Megapus rutae Lundblad, 1941 (original designation); Megapus (Allomegapus) rutae Lundblad, 1941

Type material: Deposited in NRM: Holotype one male ( Lundblad 1941b),catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006538 ( GBIF 2022); Paratypes catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006539 ( GBIF 2022); one female catalogue number NHRS-GULI000006540 ( GBIF 2022).

Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b), in Rabaçal ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003; Lundblad 1941b); Spain: Canary Islands, in Tenerife ( Lundblad 1962; Valdecasas 1988).

Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island ( Lundblad 1941b), in Rabaçal ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003).

Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), springs, and thin layers of flowing water ( Gerecke 2003).

Atractides (Atractides) clavipes Lundblad, 1954

Type material: Holotype ( Lundblad 1954), Lundblad No. Präp. 4500, deposited in NRM ( Lundblad 1956).

Type locality: Portugal: Sintra-Monserrate Park and Palace( Lundblad 1954, 1956).

Geographical distribution: Germany, France, Iberian Peninsula and Italy ( Gerecke et al. 2016).

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

Ecological notes: Crenobiont species: at springs habitats ( Gerecke et al. 2016) and small streams, present in plant Alsophila spp. ( Lundblad 1956) .

Atractides (Atractides) nodipalpis Thor, 1899

Synonyms: Megapus nodipalpis Thor, 1899 (original designation); Megapus tenuitarsus Komárek, 1921 ; Megapus nodipalpis parviporus Besseling, 1933 ; Atractides moravicus Láska, 1952 ; Atractides limnicola Schwoerbel, 1959 ; Atractides microcavaticus Schwoerbel, 1961 ; Atractides schlienzi Schwoerbel, 1961

Type material: Paratypes 3 specimen deposited in SMF, catalogue numbers 42618-1516-VIE/053, 42619-1517- VIE/053, 42620-1518-VIE/053( GBIF 2022) .

Type locality: Norway: Gudbrandsdalen ( GBIF 2022; Gerecke 2003; Lundblad 1956).

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

Distribution in Portugal: Centre: Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: Warm fast-flowing streams, present in moss in a waterfall ( Lundblad 1956). Organic pollutiontolerant species with rhithrobiont freshwater preferences (river and tributaries environment); Larval insect hosts: Chironomidae dipterans ( Gerecke et al. 2016).

Atractides (Tympanomegapus) ibericus Lundblad, 1956

Synonym: Atractides lacustris ibericus Lundblad, 1956 (original designation)

Type material: Holotype one male Lundblad No. Präp. 4551, deposited in NRM ( Lundblad 1956).

Type locality: Portugal: Santa Comba Dão , Beira Alta ( Lundblad 1956) .

Geographical distribution: Portugal: Santa Comba Dão, Beira Alta ( Lundblad 1956).

Distribution in Portugal: Centre: Santa Comba Dão, Beira Alta ( Lundblad 1956).

Ecological notes: Freshwater, in slow-moderate motion streams, on a sandy substrate; present in Carex spp. plants ( Lundblad 1956).