Teuchophorus bipilosus Becker, 1908 (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 : 59

140. Teuchophorus bipilosus Becker, 1908 (Sympycninae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 2.

Distribution. Restricted to the southwestern corner of Europe, including northern Atlantic islands; also North Africa. Portugal: one northern (Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) and one southern province (Algarve).

Ecology. The only two Portuguese specimens were recorded from riparian corridors, one with; e.g., Alnus glutinosa, Salix sp., Typha sp. , Mentha sp. , Rubus sp. , and Cyperaceae , and one bordered by Fraxinus sp. , Populus sp. , Nerium oleander and Salix sp. Both streams crossed sclerophyll Mediterranean bushland. The ecology of this species in the rest of Europe is unknown.

Rarity (%). 2.3 (rare).

Activity period. July, August.