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I received the specimens today, and lo and behold: Oropezella sphenoptera. I compared them with Chvála's description in the Fauna Ent. Scand. book (1983) and two specimens I have from Greece. Though there are some subtle differences between these Portugese and Greek specimens, there is nothing to really indicate they are another species than the one described by Chvála. The main differences are in colouration and that may also be influences by the relative ages that the specimens were collected. Some of the additional Portugese specimens, other than the female illustrated above, illustrated the paler parts on the thorax as Chvála mentions to be 'often' present.

Thanks for sending some pristine specimens, Rui!