Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) Author Pollet, Marc Author Andrade, Rui Author Gonçalves, Ana Author Andrade, Pedro Author Jacinto, Valter Author Almeida, Jorge Author Braekeleer, Anja De Author Calster, Hans Van Author Brosens, Dimitri text Zootaxa 2019 2019-08-01 4649 1 1 69 journal article 25532 10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1 5ddee453-14a5-41ea-bd4d-046468d3651f 1175-5326 3357623 F532DBB2-FBC4-41B2-9A5C-D98B55CF8717 106. Rhaphium micans (Meigen, 1824) (Rhaphiinae) — new to Portugal ( Fig. 5H ) Number of specimens recorded. 4. Distribution. Europe. Portugal : one province in northern (Beira Litoral) and one in central Portugal (Baixo Alentejo). Ecology. The few Portuguese specimens of this species were gathered in a common reed vegetation in a brackish marshland, in a site dominated by stands of Quercus suber and Quercus rotundifolia with a variety of sclerophyllous shrubs and annual herbaceous plants, and crossed by a small river with Fraxinus sp. on its banks; and in a landscape composed of agricultural land and patches of forest crossed by a small river. In northwestern Europe, this species is mostly found on the banks of open water (incl. rivers) in marshlands and reedmarshes, but also in carrs, often on loamy soil ( Pollet 2000 ). Rarity (%). 2.3 (rare). Fairly rare (FL). Activity period. April–May, July.