Dolichopus atripes Meigen, 1824 (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 : 34

42. Dolichopus atripes Meigen, 1824 (Dolichopodinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 2

Distribution. Europe. Portugal: one province (Beira Alta).

Ecology. Both Portuguese specimens were collected at a pool in the edge of a mixed forest of Castanea sativa and Pinus pinaster . In northwestern Europe, this species is mostly found in moderately dry to humid oligotrophic biotopes; e.g., heathlands.

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

Activity period. July.