Medetera jugalis Collin, 1941 (Medeterinae)

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 : 43

82. Medetera jugalis Collin, 1941 (Medeterinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 4.

Distribution. Recorded from parts of western, central and northern Europe. Portugal: one province (Beira Litoral).

Ecology. This species has only been recorded in Portugal from a patch of Populus sp. trees on very humid soil. This corresponds quite well with its habitat affinity in northwestern Europe, where it is encountered in highest numbers on poplar trees in marshlands and humid meadows.

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

Activity period. August.