Tachytrechus consobrinus (Haliday, 1851) (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 : 58

136. Tachytrechus consobrinus (Haliday, 1851) (Dolichopodinae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 1.

Distribution. Western and central Europe, also recorded from Italy; North Africa. Portugal: one province (Minho).

Ecology. The single Portuguese specimen was recorded from a wet pasture with heather and broom in its margins at 1,091 m. This corresponds well with the species’ preference for mountainous peatmoors in most of Europe.

Rarity (%). 1.1 (very rare).

Activity period. May.