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
1
1
69
journal article
25532
10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1
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1175-5326
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Xanthochlorus galbanus
Chandler & Negrobov, 2008
(Xanthochlorinae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
3.
Distribution.
Europe.
Portugal
: one province (Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro).
Ecology.
The only Portuguese specimens of this species were recorded from a meadow crossed by a small stream bordered by
Fraxinus
sp.
, and from a riparian corridor, both in a mountainous area. In northwestern Europe, this species is mainly found in rather dry, sunny wooded habitats and woodland edges, often on sandy soils.
Rarity (%).
1.1 (very rare). Fairly rare (FL).
Activity period.
June–July.