Oxus (Oxus) lusitanicus Lundblad, 1954

Material examined.

Portugal, Guarda: • Gouveia, Rio Mondego, Casais de Folgosinho, 40.454°N, 7.493°W, 976 m a.s.l., 24 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♀, 1 deutonymph (sequenced) . Beja • Mértola, Moinho de Alferes 2, 37.503°N, 7.687°W, 19 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (sequenced) . Bragança • Mirandela, Torre de Dona Chama, 41.665°N, 7.146°W, 256 m a.s.l., 13 Jul. 2023, leg. Ferreira & Padilha, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (sequenced) . Vila Real • Murça, Noura stream, 41.409°N, 7.417°W, 421 m a.s.l., 12 Jul. 2023 leg. Ferreira & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The examined specimens match the description of Oxus lusitanicus, a species originally described by Lundblad (1954) based on a single male collected in Côa River in Portugal. The specimens from Portugal used in this study for molecular analysis form a unique BIN (BOLD: AFX 3224) with the nearest neighboring BIN being BOLD: ACL 5934, which includes specimens of unidentified Oxus sp. from Canada, with the p - distance estimated at 14.34 %.

Distribution.

Portugal previously recorded from Beira Alta (Lundblad 1956).