Thrypticus nigricauda Wood, 1913 (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 : 60

147. Thrypticus nigricauda Wood, 1913 (Medeterinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 1.

Distribution. Parts of central and northern Europe. Portugal: one province (Beira Litoral).

Ecology. The single Portuguese specimen of T. nigricauda was recorded from a marshland with Phragmites australis , Typha latifolia and several Cyperaceae . Its ecology in the rest of Europe is unknown.

Rarity (%). 1.1 (very rare).

Activity period. July.