Medetera flavipes Meigen, 1824 (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 : 42-43

79. Medetera flavipes Meigen, 1824 (Medeterinae)

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Number of specimens recorded. 146.

Distribution. Europe; also North Africa. Portugal: 10 provinces (also Dyte unpubl. data).

Ecology. As compared to M. dendrobaena , this species is even more restricted to agricultural land and grass- lands and heathlands and has not yet been encountered in the littoral zone, dunes or mountainous biotopes. In northwestern Europe, it has a similar ecological profile as M. diadema .

Rarity (%). 24.1 (common). Rare (FL).

Activity period. June–November.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Selected Portuguese species. A. Hercostomus germanus (♂); B. Hercostomus pilifer (♂); C. Hydrophorus oceanus (♀); D. Hydrophorus praecox (♀); E. Liancalus virens (♀); F. Machaerium maritimae (copula); G. Medetera ambigua (♂); H. Medetera dendrobaena (♂); I. Medetera flavipes (♂); J. Medetera mixta (♀); K. Medetera muralis (♂); L. Medetera peloria (♂); M. Medetera petrophiloides (♀); N. Medetera truncorum (♂); O. Muscidideicus praetextatus (♂); all photos by Rui An- drade.