TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - An overview of the Hygrobates fluviatilis complex (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), with the description of a new species from Portugal and the first record of H. persicus from Cyprus
VL  - 66
IS  - 2
SP  - 327
EP  - 340
PY  - 2026
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Pešić, Vladimir
AU  - Girão, Dinis
AU  - Tziortzis, Iakovos
AU  - Papatheodoulou, Athina
AU  - Ferreira, Sónia
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/j9sl-djd7
DO  - 10.24349/j9sl-djd7
DA  - 2026-04-14
ET  - 2026-04-14
KW  - Acari
KW  - water mites
KW  - DNA-barcoding
KW  - new species
KW  - taxonomy
AB  - Water mites of the Hygrobates fluviatilis complex are among the most common and abundant groups in Palaearctic running waters. Currently, this complex includes 12 species, including Hygrobates lusitanicus sp. nov., which is described herein from Portugal using an integrative taxonomic approach. To facilitate future identification and research, we provide an overview of the 12 species within the complex based on 787 BOLD records, a large portion of which are publicly accessible. Furthermore, our study provides the first record of Hygrobates persicus Pešić & Asadi, 2017 for Cyprus. We discuss the biogeographic implications of this finding, specifically regarding the timing of island colonization and the evolutionary history of the complex in the Mediterranean.
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