Hydrophorus praecox (Lehmann, 1822)

Ebejer, M. J., 2021, Flies of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Brachycera), excluding the Microphorinae and Parathalassinae, from the Maltese Islands with notes on their habitats and phenology, Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 30 (1), pp. 25-39 : 33

Hydrophorus praecox (Lehmann, 1822)

Material examined. 1 male, 2 females, Salina , 16 Apr. 1977, MJE ; 1 female, Comino, Sta Marija , 17 Apr. 1977, MJE ; 2 males, 3 females, Marsaxlokk, 1 May 1993, MJE ; 1 male, 3 females, Wied Incita , 23 Apr. 1994, CED ( NHMUK) ; 1 female, Wied Qannotta , 22 Apr. 1994, CED ( NHMUK) ; 1 male, 1 female, Gnejna , garigue clay seepage, 11 Feb. 1996, MJE ; 3 males, 1 female, Mgiebah , coastal clay seepages, 16 March 1996, MJE ; 1 female, Wied il-Mistra, 17 March 1996, MJE ; 1 male, 1 female, Ghar Lapsi , coastal rock pools and splash zone, 7 Dec. 1997, MJE ; 1 female, Wied Incita , freshwater rock pool, 5 March 1998, MJE .

Distribution. Almost cosmopolitan, found in all zoogeographical zones, but not in all the countries there. New record for the Maltese Islands.