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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97.
Poecilobothrus bigoti
Mik, 1883
(Dolichopodinae)
—
new to
Portugal
(
Figs 8
H–I)
Number of specimens recorded.
2.
Distribution.
Thus far only recorded in Europe from
France
,
Spain
and
Romania
.
Portugal
: one province (Estremadura).
Ecology.
The only site where this species has been discovered was a marshland with
Phragmites australis
,
Typha latifolia
and several
Cyperaceae
. Among the most common trees in the area were
Salix
spp.
,
Alnus glutinosa
,
Fraxinus angustifolia
,
Populus nigra
and
Quercus
spp.
Its ecology in the rest of Europe is unknown.
Rarity (%).
1.1 (very rare).
Activity period.
July.