The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: Hemiptera 01

The dataset contains 135 records of Hemiptera species collected from 2015 to 2019 in continental Portugal (Sousa et al., 2021). The species represented in the dataset, 90 in total, correspond to about 7.5% of the known true bugs diversity of continental Portugal, and contribute to the knowledge on the DNA barcodes and distribution of Portuguese Hemiptera. Specimens were captured during fieldwork by direct search of specimens or by sweeping the vegetation and stored in 96% ethanol. All specimens were identified to species level. A tissue sample, usually a leg, was collected from each individual, from which DNA was extracted. The DNA barcoding of these specimens was conducted within the InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI), funded by EnvMetaGen and PORBIOTA projects. DNA barcode sequences were deposited in BOLD (Barcode of Life Data System) online database. Preserved specimens and DNA extracts are deposited in the IBI collection at the CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources).