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
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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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140.
Teuchophorus bipilosus
Becker, 1908
(Sympycninae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
2.
Distribution.
Restricted to the southwestern corner of Europe, including northern Atlantic islands; also North Africa.
Portugal
: one northern (Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) and one southern province (Algarve).
Ecology.
The only two Portuguese specimens were recorded from riparian corridors, one with;
e.g
.,
Alnus glutinosa
,
Salix
sp.,
Typha
sp.
,
Mentha
sp.
,
Rubus
sp.
, and
Cyperaceae
, and one bordered by
Fraxinus
sp.
,
Populus
sp.
,
Nerium oleander
and
Salix
sp.
Both streams crossed sclerophyll Mediterranean bushland. The ecology of this species in the rest of Europe is unknown.
Rarity (%).
2.3 (rare).
Activity period.
July, August.