Sperchon meridianus Angelier, 1954

Pešić, Vladimir & Goldschmidt, Tom, 2023, New DNA-assisted records of water mites from Sardinia, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia), Ecologica Montenegrina 69, pp. 24-44 : 33

Sperchon meridianus Angelier, 1954

Material examined — ITALY, Sardinia, Comune di Muravera, It 2021-1d, Riu Ollastu, N of SS 125 between San Priamo and San Gregorio, stream, interstitial near riffle, 39.3552° N, 9.4739° E, 46 m asl., 8. Aug. 2021, leg. Goldschmidt 1♂, 1♀ (sequenced; voucher IDs: CCDB 41824 F01, CCDB 41824 F02) .

Remarks — The specimens from Sardinia, used in this study for molecular analysis, morphologically match the description of Sperchon meridianus . This species was originally described by Angelier (1954) from Corsica, but later on synonymized by Gerecke (1991) with S. setiger Thor, 1898 . Recently, Pešić & Smit (2022c) barcoded S. setiger -like specimens from Corsica and resurrected S. meridianus as a valid species distinct from S. setiger . The specimens from Sardinia molecularly analysed in this study fall in BIN (BOLD:AEO2778) which also includes specimens of S. meridianus from Corsica (see Pešić & Smit 2022c). The species is new for Italy.