Piona carnea (Müller, 1776)

Material examined.

Portugal, Beja: • Mértola, São Sebastião dos Carros, 37.598°N, 7.754°W, 21 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 3 deutonymphs (sequenced) ; • Mértola, Herdade de Alagães, dry stream site 2, 37.678°N, 7.848°W, 18 May 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco, Ekrem, Stur & Turaccio, 1 deutonymph (sequenced) . Vila Real • Murça, Noura stream, 41.409°N, 7.417°W, 421 m a.s.l., 12 Jul. 2023 leg. Ferreira S, Padilha 1 deutonymph (sequenced) . Guarda: • Manteigas, Serra de Baixo, Lagoa, 40.35°N, 7.549°W, 1431 m a.s.l., 21 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 2 deutonymphs (sequenced) .

Remarks.

The specimens from Portugal morphologically match the description of Piona carnea . These specimens cluster within two BINs: BOLD: ACM 0527, which includes three unidentified specimens from Canada and three specimens from the Netherlands assigned to P. carnea, and BOLD: ACS 0622, which includes specimens of P. carnea from Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and Germany.

Distribution.

Holarctic. New record for Portugal.