Gymnopternus angustifrons (Staeger, 1842) (Dolichopodinae)

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 : 37

57. Gymnopternus angustifrons (Staeger, 1842) (Dolichopodinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 8.

Distribution. Europe, less recorded from the south. Portugal: two northernmost provinces.

Ecology. Collected in Portugal only in pastures and on a riverbank. Recorded in northwestern Europe from moist to wet wooded sites in heathland areas (sandy soils) ( Pollet et al. 1992).

Rarity (%). 3.4 (rare). Fairly common (FL).

Activity period. May–June.