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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86.
Medetera pallipes
(Zetterstedt, 1843)
(Medeterinae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
7.
Distribution.
Europe.
Portugal
: two northernmost provinces.
Ecology.
Recorded in
Portugal
from a meadow and a
Quercus pyrenaica
forest, and from a mosaic of agricultural fields, woodland and urban environment. In northwestern Europe, the species is commonly found on an array of deciduous tree trunks in various biotopes.
Rarity (%).
2.3 (rare). Common (FL).
Activity period.
June.