Thrypticus bellus Loew, 1869 (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

145. Thrypticus bellus Loew, 1869 (Medeterinae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 29.

Distribution. Europe; also North Africa. Portugal: seven provinces, mainly in the north and the extreme south.

Ecology. Recorded from five macrohabitat categories, without distinct preference, and not recorded from grasslands and heathlands. In northwestern Europe, however, this species is mostly recorded from open wet marshlands (including brackish marshlands) with a well-developed vegetation of sedges and grasses.

Rarity (%). 12.6 (common). Rare (FL).

Activity period. April–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.