Protzia annularis Lundblad 1954

Protzia annularis Lundblad, 1954 Material examined. Portugal, Faro: • Monchique, Ribeira de Seixe, Parque do Barranco dos Pisões, 37.333°N, 8.567°W, 480 m a.s.l., 23 May 2023, leg. Ekrem & Benitez-Bosco, 1 ♀ (sequenced). Remarks. The single examined female from Ribeira de Seixe matches the description of P. annularis, a species known from Portugal and Spain (Lundblad 1956). The Portuguese specimen forms a unique BIN (BOLD: AFX 2700), with the nearest neighboring BIN being BOLD: AEI 5748, which includes specimens of P. lata from Corsica. The p - distance between these two BINs was estimated at 12.36 %. Distribution. Iberian Peninsula. In Portugal previously reported from Beira Alta (Lundblad 1956).