Torrenticola (Megapalpis) fagei
Creators: name: Cantallo, Harold
name: Gomes, Nuno
name: Antunes, Carlos
name: Martins, Duarte
name: Costa, Dimítri De Araújo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Torrenticolidae
Torrenticola
Torrenticola fagei

description: Torrenticola (Megapalpis) fagei (Angelier, 1949)
Synonym: Atractides fagei Angelier, 1949 (original designation)
Type material: Possibly not deposited in any scientific collection (Martin 2009).
Type locality: French Pyrenees (Angelier 1949; Valdecasas 1988).
Geographical distribution: French Pyrenees (Angelier 1949; Martin 2009; Valdecasas 1988) and Portugal (Cantallo et al. 2021).
Distribution in Portugal: North: International Minho River(Cantallo et al. 2021), in Vila Nova de Cerveira municipality-Lovelhe, close to Marina da Lenta.
Material examined: 1/0/0; Lovelhe; 41º57′2.39″N, 8º44′51.5″W; 24 September 2020; coll. by Aquamuseu Team; catalogue number NatMIP-CATr-0008.
Ecological notes: In low-order streams in mountain areas (Di Sabatino et al. 2010); In Minho River, one individual was collected in the main sector, on sediment type ‘moderately sorted coarse sand’(Cantallo et al. 2021), in which logarithmic main grain size value was 0.575.
Remarks: First record mentioned for Portugal (Cantallo et al. 2021).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) affinis (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides affinis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Syntypes deposited in NRM: Males individuals, catalogue numbers NHRS-GULI000006514 and NHRS-GULI000006515; Females, NHRS-GULI000006516 and NHRS-GULI000006517 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), in Caramujo (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) anomala (Koch, 1837)
Synonyms: Atractides anomalus Koch, 1837 (original designation); Torrenticola longirostris Szalay, 1933; Torrenticola piriformis Láska, 1953
Type material: Unknown, possibly lost.
Type locality: Germany (Koch 1837).
Geographical distribution: Holarctic (Erman et al. 2010; Di Sabatino et al. 2010).
Distribution in Portugal: North: International Minho River Basin (Cantallo et al. 2021), in Mouro River: Monção municipality-Ponte do Curto.
Geographical distribution: Holarctic (Erman et al. 2010; Di Sabatino et al. 2010).
Distribution in Portugal: North: International Minho River Basin (Cantallo et al. 2021), in Mouro River: Monção municipality-Ponte do Curto.
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-0009.
Ecological notes: In middle-order streams (Erman et al. 2010), with the ability to withstand a wide range of temperatures—eurythermal species (Di Sabatino et al. 2010).
Remarks: First record mentioned for Portugal (Cantallo et al. 2021).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) crassa (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides crassus Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype one male NHRS-GULI000089982, and one female Allotype NHRS-GULI000089983, deposited at NRM (Pers. comm., G. Lindberg).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; 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; Lundblad 1941b).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) crassirostris (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides crassirostris Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Syntypes deposited in NRM: Males individuals, catalogue numbers NHRS-GULI000006510 and NHRS-GULI000006511; Females, NHRS-GULI000006512 and NHRS-GULI000006513 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), in Caramujo (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) elliptiformis (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides elliptiformis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Syntypes deposited in NRM: Males individuals, catalogue numbers NHRS-GULI000006526 and NHRS-GULI000006527; Females, NHRS-GULI000006528 and NHRS-GULI000006529 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island, in Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada (GBIF 2022; Lundblad 1941b).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998), in Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada (GBIF 2022).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) insulicola (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides insulicola Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype and paratypes deposited in NRM:Males individuals,catalogue numbers NHRS-GULI000006501 and NHRS-GULI000006502; Females, NHRS-GULI000006503 and NHRS-GULI000006504 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), in Caramujo (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) mandibularis (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides mandibularis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype one male NHRS-GULI000097846, and one female Allotype NHRS-GULI000097847, deposited at NRM (Pers. comm., G. Lindberg).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) nesiotes (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides nesiotes Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype and paratypes deposited in NRM: Males individuals, catalogue numbers NHRSGULI000006522 and NHRS-GULI000006523; Females, NHRS-GULI000006524 and NHRS-GULI000006525 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), in Vinte e Cinco Fontes, Levada (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) pharyngealis (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides pharyngealis Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype (Lundblad 1941b); Holotype and paratypes deposited in NRM: Male individuals, catalogue numbers NHRS-GULI000006505 and NHRS-GULI000006506; Females, NHRS-GULI000006507, NHRS-GULI000006508 and NHRS-GULI000006509 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeiro do Inferno (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b), in Ribeiro do Inferno (GBIF 2022).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) rotunda (Lundblad, 1941)
Synonym: Atractides rotundus Lundblad, 1941 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype and paratypes deposited in NRM, Male individuals: catalogue numbers NHRSGULI000006518 and NHRS-GULI000006519; Females: NHRS-GULI000006520 and NHRS-GULI000006521 (GBIF 2022).
Type locality: Portugal: Madeira Island (Lundblad 1941b), Caramujo (GBIF 2022).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; GBIF 2022; Hughes et al. 1998).
Distribution in Portugal: Madeira Island (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998; Lundblad 1941b).
Ecological notes: Freshwater (Borges et al. 2008; Hughes et al. 1998).
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) tenuipalpis (Lundblad, 1956)— nov. stat.
Synonym: Torrenticola (Torrenticola) amplexa var. tenuipalpis Lundblad, 1956 (original designation)
Type material: Holotype deposited in NRM, Lundblad No.Präp. 4470 (Lundblad 1956).
Type locality: Portugal: Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão (Lundblad 1956).
Geographical distribution: Portugal: Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão (Lundblad 1956).
Distribution in Portugal: Centre: Beira Alta, in Santa Comba Dão (Lundblad 1956).
Ecological notes: Freshwater, at slow-moderate flowing streams, remarkably on a sandy substrate; present in Carex spp. plants (Lundblad 1956).
Remarks: We propose to higher the ranking of Torrenticola (Torrenticola) amplexa to that of a full species given the elongated P. IV. A record from North America (Quaglia & Conroy 1984) needs revision.
description: Published as part of Cantallo, Harold, Gomes, Nuno, Antunes, Carlos, Martins, Duarte & Costa, Dimítri De Araújo, 2022, Checklist of water mites from mainland Portugal and its archipelagos, pp. 336-370 in Zootaxa 5213 (4) on pages 351-353, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5213.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7381432