Lebertia (Lebertia) sparsicapillata Thor 1905

Lebertia (Lebertia) sparsicapillata Thor, 1905 Material examined. Portugal, Beja: • Odemira, Ribeira de Seixe, Zambujeira do Mar, river, 37.399°N, 8.723°W, 45 m a.s.l., 23 May 2023, leg. Ekrem & Benitez-Bosco, 1 ♂ (sequenced). 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 ♂ (sequenced); • Seia, Rio Alva, Praia fluvial de Vila Cova a Coelheira, river, 40.379°N, 7.736°W, 312 m a.s.l., 23 Aug. 2023, leg. Ferreira, Benitez-Bosco & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced); • Seia, Casa do Loureiro, 40.433°N, 7.701°W, 415 m a.s.l., 19 Jul. 2023 leg. Ferreira & Padilha, 1 ♀ (sequenced). Remarks. The specimens from Portugal match the description of L. sparsicapillata, a species widely distributed in Europe except for the most northern and eastern parts (Di Sabatino et al. 2010). The sequenced specimens cluster within BOLD: AFN 4501, which includes two specimens from Germany. The p - distance between the latter BIN and its nearest neighboring BOLD: ADF 6063, which include specimens of L. sparsicapillata from Germany, was estimated at 2 %. Distribution. Europe. New for Portugal.