Dolichocephala ocellata ( Costa, 1854 )

Wagner, Rüdiger, Andrade, Rui & Gonçalves, Ana, 2025, Report on Brachystomatidae and Empididae (Hemerodromiinae, Clinocerinae) from continental Portugal and neighbouring countries, Zootaxa 5722 (3), pp. 345-368 : 357-358

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.3.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5987625A-0578-4FE4-929D-DF1BCEEFB76A
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B3424C-EC61-FF85-4985-F890DAF9FDA4
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Dolichocephala ocellata ( Costa, 1854 )
status

Treatment

Dolichocephala ocellata ( Costa, 1854) View in CoL

Ardoptera ocellata Costa, 1854: 76 View in CoL . Material examined. Portugal: 1 ♀, 03.VIII.2013, Santarém, Tomar, Paialvo GoogleMaps , 39°31'54.21"N, 8°28'1.94"W; 1 ♀, 15. V.2013, Coimbra, Coimbra, Coimbra ( Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu ) ( Jardim Botânico de Coimbra), 40°12'20.0"N, 8°25'15.0"W GoogleMaps ; all leg. AG. 1 ♀, 16. VI.2013, Braga, Esposende, Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto ( Marachão ), 41°30'16.9"N, 8°43'10.6"W GoogleMaps ; ibidem: 1 ♀, 03.VII.2014; 1 ♀, 08.X.2023, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Cortes do Meio ( Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ), 40°15'25.1"N, 7°34'57.2"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 23.IV.2023, Faro, Monchique, Monchique , 37°19'58.7"N, 8°34'03.1"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 04.VII.2023, Guarda, Guarda, Trinta ( Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ) 40°30'31.1"N, 7°22'21.7"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 01. V.2016 (slide mounted), Bragança, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Castanheiro do Norte e Ribalonga , 41°14'31.5"N, 7°23'22.6"W GoogleMaps ; all leg. RA.

Remarks. Dolichocephala ocellata is widely distributed in Europe but rare. To date it has not yet been reported from Scandinavia. The above records are the first from Portugal. Records from Spain ( Ventura & Báez 2002) probably need confirmation.