Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1830 (Diaphorinae)

Pollet, Marc, Andrade, Rui, Gonçalves, Ana, Andrade, Pedro, Jacinto, Valter, Almeida, Jorge, Braekeleer, Anja De, Calster, Hans Van & Brosens, Dimitri, 2019, Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), Zootaxa 4649 (1), pp. 1-69 : 32

36. Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1830 (Diaphorinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 1.

Distribution. Europe. Portugal: one province (Minho).

Ecology. The single specimen was collected in a forest-agriculture mosaic, composed of many agricultural fields and meadows surrounded by small patches of forest. The most common trees were Quercus robur , Castanea sativa , Platanus spp. , Populus spp. and Salix spp. In northwestern Europe, its habitat preference is unclear, but it is most often encountered on riverbanks.

Rarity (%). 1.1 (very rare). Extremely rare (FL).

Activity period. June.