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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101.
Rhaphium appendiculatum
Zetterstedt, 1849
(Rhaphiinae)
—
new to
Portugal
(
Fig. 5E
)
Number of specimens recorded.
19.
Distribution.
Europe; also North Africa.
Portugal
: four provinces, all over the country.
Ecology.
Recorded from four macrohabitat categories, without a clear pattern. In northwestern Europe, this is a eurytopic species from moderately humid to humid deciduous forests and similar wooded habitats in urban environments.
Rarity (%).
5.7 (fairly rare). Common (FL).
Activity period.
March–May, July–October.