Limnochares aquatica ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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Limnochares aquatica ( Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Acarus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 (original designation); Acarus holosericus De Geer, 1778 ; Limnochares holosericea (De Geer, 1778)
Type material: Unknown, possibly lost.
Type locality: Europe ( Linnaeus 1758).
Geographical distribution: Holarctic ( Davids et al. 2006).
Distribution in Portugal: Centre: Beira Alta, Serra da Estrela-Lagoa da Torre ( Davids et al. 2005), Vilar Formoso- Côa River ( Lundblad 1956); South: Alentejo( Valdecasas 1988), in Guadiana River-between Serpa and Beja municipalities ( Lundblad 1956).
Ecological notes: Freshwater ( Linnaeus 1758), in slow-flowing and stagnant waters ( Pešić 1999), often on riparian vegetation, decaying wood and leaf litter; Larval insects hosts: adults and larvae of Heteroptera and adults of Odonata ( Davids et al. 2006). Found also in clear waters, present in Myriophyllum spp. and Juncus spp. ( Lundblad 1956) .
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Limnochares aquatica ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
Cantallo, Harold, Gomes, Nuno, Antunes, Carlos, Martins, Duarte & Costa, Dimítri De Araújo 2022 |
Acarus holosericus
De Geer 1778 |
Acarus aquaticus
Linnaeus 1758 |