Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
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Pollet, Marc
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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
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1
69
journal article
25532
10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1
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1175-5326
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39.
Dolichopus andalusiacus
Strobl, 1899
(Dolichopodinae)
—
new to
Portugal
(
Figs 3E
,
8C
)
Number of specimens recorded.
67.
Distribution.
Mainly western Europe, incl. some Mediterranean islands (
Corsica
, Crete); also North Africa.
Portugal
: nine provinces.
Ecology.
Collected in very different biotopes, with most of the records originating from agricultural land. The species was, however, not encountered in open grassy or mountainous sites.
Rarity (%).
17.2 (common).
Activity period.
March–October.