Syntormon mikii Strobl, 1899 (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 : 55

128. Syntormon mikii Strobl, 1899 (Sympycninae)

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Number of specimens recorded. 36.

Distribution. Europe; also North Africa. Portugal: four northern provinces and Estremadura in this study, and Algarve (also Dyte unpubl. data).

Ecology. Recorded from four macrohabitat categories in Portugal, most frequently from riverbanks and, to a lesser extent, forests. Fair numbers of this species were collected in a brackish marsh at about sea level, and along a montane river over 1,100 m. Its ecology in northwestern Europe is poorly documented (e.g., Speight 1986) and the species is generally considered as Mediterranean.

Rarity (%). 16.1 (common).

Activity period. March–July, September, November.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Selected Portuguese species. A. Sympycnus pulicarius (♂); B. Sympycnus simplicipes (♂); C. Syntormon aulicum (♀); D. Syntormon codinai (♂); E. Syntormon denticulatum (♂); F. Syntormon metathesis (♀); G. Syntormon mikii (♂); H. Syntormon pallipes (♂); I. S. pallipes (♀); J. Systenus pallipes (♀); K. Tachytrechus insignis (♂); L. Tachytrechus notatus (♂); M. Teuchophorus spinigerellus (♀); N. Thinophilus flavipalpis (♂); O. Thrypticus bellus (♂); photos by Rui Andrade, except for G by Valter Jacinto.