Aturus intermedius Protz, 1900

Pešić, Vladimir, Girão, Dinis, Vergata, Chiara, Da Silva, Luís P. & Ferreira, Sónia, 2025, A new species of Torrenticola ungeri complex (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae), and new water mite records for Portugal, Zootaxa 5717 (1), pp. 1-17 : 15

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6BE5BF0F-769F-4C17-86BC-FC27462F6942
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17889983
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scientific name	Aturus intermedius Protz, 1900
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Material examined. Portugal, Braga, Vilar da Veiga, Cascata do Arado , 41.7226°N, 8.1297°W, 710 m asl, 24 May 2024, Cruz-Oliveira A, Ferreira & Girão, 1♂, 1♀ (DNA barcoded), 1♂ dissected and slide mounted (voucher Id: BGE _00580_H11; RMNH) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. The specimens from Portugal match the description of Aturus intermedius . Genetic data indicate that all examined specimens form a unique BIN (BOLD:AGP8568), and the closest neighbouring BIN is that of A. atlantis (BOLD:AGH8056) from Madeira. The p -distance between these two BINs was estimated at 11.075%.

Distribution. SW and W Palaearctic. New for Portugal.