Chrysotus laesus (Wiedemann, 1817) (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 : 30

31. Chrysotus laesus (Wiedemann, 1817) (Diaphorinae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 7. Distribution. Europe. Portugal: one province (Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro). Ecology. In Portugal, this species was only encountered along a riparian corridor in a mountainous area. In northwestern Europe, it occurs mainly in rather open wooded biotopes as forests, parks and gardens ( Pollet 2000). Rarity (%). 1.1 (very rare). Fairly common (FL). Activity period. July.

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FIGURE 3. Selected Portuguese species. A. Chrysotus blepharosceles (♀); B. Chrysotus cilipes (♂); C. Chrysotus laesus (♂); D. Diaphorus exunguiculatus (♂); E. Dolichopus andalusiacus (♂); F. Dolichopus atratus (♂); G. Dolichopus diadema (♂); H. Dolichopus latilimbatus (♂); I. Dolichopus nubilus (♂); J. Dolichopus plumipes (♂); K. Dolichopus signifer (♂); L. Dolichopus tanythrix (♀); M. Gymnopternus cupreus (♂); N. Gymnopternus silvestris (♂); O. Hercostomus appendiculatus (♂); photos by Rui Andrade, except for C by Leo Verdoodt.