First record of Gordius albopunctatus Müller, 1927 in the Iberian Peninsula (Nematomorpha: Gordioida Rauther, 1930)
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Nematomorpha, Gordius, faunistics, Madrid, Spain, Iberian PeninsulaAbstract
Gordius albopunctatus Müller, 1927 (Gordioida) is reported for the first time from the Iberian Peninsula, based on one male and one female specimens collected in the Guadarrama Range (Madrid). This record is the southernmost of this species, notably expanding its known biogeographic range.
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