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
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Calster, Hans Van
Author
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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57.
Gymnopternus angustifrons
(Staeger, 1842)
(Dolichopodinae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
8.
Distribution.
Europe, less recorded from the south.
Portugal
: two northernmost provinces.
Ecology.
Collected in
Portugal
only in pastures and on a riverbank. Recorded in northwestern Europe from moist to wet wooded sites in heathland areas (sandy soils) (
Pollet
et al.
1992
).
Rarity (%).
3.4 (rare). Fairly common (FL).
Activity period.
May–June.