Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Author
Pollet, Marc
Author
Andrade, Rui
Author
Gonçalves, Ana
Author
Andrade, Pedro
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Jacinto, Valter
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Almeida, Jorge
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Braekeleer, Anja De
Author
Calster, Hans Van
Author
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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81.
Medetera jacula
(Fallén, 1823)
(Medeterinae)
—
new to
Portugal
Number of specimens recorded.
1.
Distribution.
Europe, in the south only recorded from
Italy
; also North Africa.
Portugal
: one province (Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro).
Ecology.
The single Portuguese specimen was collected along a riparian corridor in a mountainous area. In northwestern Europe, it has been recorded from both tree trunks and sparsely vegetated open habitats on sandy soils (
e.g
., dune slacks) (
Pollet & Grootaert 1996
;
Pollet
et al.
2011
).
Rarity (%).
1.1 (very rare). Very common (FL).
Activity period.
July.