Syntormon sulcipes (Meigen, 1824) (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 : 57

132. Syntormon sulcipes (Meigen, 1824) (Sympycninae) — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 2.

Distribution. Restricted to western and central Europe, also recorded from Albania. Portugal: two northern provinces.

Ecology. The only two Portuguese specimens were recorded from a riparian corridor, and from streams and humid areas in a clearing of a deciduous forest, both in mountainous areas above 1,000 m. In northwestern Europe, S. sulcipes is mainly confined to peatmoors and seeps in nearby forests, often at higher altitudes.

Rarity (%). 2.3 (rare). Extremely rare (FL).

Activity period. July–August.