Campsicnemus loripes (Haliday, 1832) (Sympycninae)

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 : 28

17. Campsicnemus loripes (Haliday, 1832) (Sympycninae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 199.

Distribution. Europe. Portugal: six mainly northern provinces in this study, and Algarve (Dyte unpubl. data).

Ecology. Collected in a wide range of habitat types in Portugal from sea level to 1,600 m, with a preference for open humid habitats, especially grasslands and heathlands. Distinctly more common in mountainous habitats than C. curvipes . In northwestern Europe mainly found in wet oligotrophic biotopes, including heathland and coniferous forests.

Rarity (%). 29.9 (common). Fairly common (FL).

Activity period. Collected all year round (January–December).

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FIGURE 2. Selected Portuguese species. A. Acropsilus niger (♂); B. Anahydrophorus cinereus (♂); C. Anepsiomyia flaviventris (♂); D. A. flaviventris (♀); E. Aphrosylus celtiber (♂); F. Aphrosylus ferox (♂); G. Argyra leucocephala (♂); H. A. leucocephala (♀); I. Campsicnemus curvipes (♂); J. Campsicnemus loripes (♂); K. Campsicnemus simplicissimus (♂); L. Campsicnemus umbripennis (♂); M. Ceratopos seguyi (♂); N. C. seguyi (♀); O. Chrysotimus molliculus (copula); photos by Rui Andrade, except for M by Valter Jacinto.