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
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Gonçalves, Ana
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Andrade, Pedro
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Jacinto, Valter
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Almeida, Jorge
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Braekeleer, Anja De
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Calster, Hans Van
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Brosens, Dimitri
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-01
4649
1
1
69
journal article
25532
10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1
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1175-5326
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52.
Dolichopus signatus
Meigen, 1824
(Dolichopodinae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
35.
Distribution.
Europe.
Portugal
: three northern provinces.
Ecology.
In
Portugal
this species was collected in diverse biotopes, with nearly half of them situated in parks. In northwestern Europe,
D. signatus
is mainly found in humid heathland and humid deciduous woodland (
Pollet & Grootaert 1987
;
Maes & Pollet 1997
).
Rarity (%).
5.7 (fairly rare). Common (FL).
Activity period.
May–July.