Hercostomus nigriplantis (Stannius, 1831)

Pollet, Marc & Ivković, Marija, 2018, Dolichopodidae of riverbeds and springs in Croatia with an updated checklist of Croatia (Diptera), Zootaxa 4455 (3), pp. 401-428 : 413

37. Hercostomus nigriplantis (Stannius, 1831) ( DOLICHOPODINAE ) – new to Croatia

[13] 2♂, 2♀, 27.iv.–28.vi.2007, YPT; [19] 1♀, 29.vi.2007, ET.

Habitat. MOST AbUNDANT IN MOIST OPEN FORESTS WITH WELL-DEVELOPED UNDERSTORY AND LITTER LAYER ON SANDY SOILS IN COASTAL DUNES ( POLLET & GROOTAERT 1995; POLLET 2000), ALSO IN RIPARIAN HAbITATS OF STAGNANT AND RUNNING WATER bODIES. CALCAREOUS SANDY SOILS MIGHT bE PREFERRED (POLLET 2000).