Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Author
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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22.
Campsicnemus simplicissimus
Strobl, 1906
(Sympycninae)
—
new to
Portugal
(
Figs 2K
,
7D
)
Number of specimens recorded.
45.
Distribution.
Central and southern Europe.
Portugal
: five provinces all over the country.
Ecology.
No clear habitat preference could be deduced from the Portuguese data, although it seems to be collected mostly along streams or other open water bodies. Recorded in southern
France
from open muddy sites along rivers and brooks (Pollet unpubl. data).
Rarity (%).
9.2 (fairly rare).
Activity period.
March–May and again in August and October.