Campsicnemus curvipes (Fallén, 1823) (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 : 27

16. Campsicnemus curvipes (Fallén, 1823) (Sympycninae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 183.

Distribution. Europe; also North Africa. Portugal: nine provinces.

Ecology. Collected in Portugal from sea level to above 1,500 m, primarily in open humid habitats. Seems to avoid dunes. Eurytopic species in northwestern Europe with wide ecological amplitude, most abundant in sites with a muddy soil.

Rarity (%). 26.4 (common). Extremely common (FL).

Activity period. February–November.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Selected Portuguese species. A. Acropsilus niger (♂); B. Anahydrophorus cinereus (♂); C. Anepsiomyia flaviventris (♂); D. A. flaviventris (♀); E. Aphrosylus celtiber (♂); F. Aphrosylus ferox (♂); G. Argyra leucocephala (♂); H. A. leucocephala (♀); I. Campsicnemus curvipes (♂); J. Campsicnemus loripes (♂); K. Campsicnemus simplicissimus (♂); L. Campsicnemus umbripennis (♂); M. Ceratopos seguyi (♂); N. C. seguyi (♀); O. Chrysotimus molliculus (copula); photos by Rui Andrade, except for M by Valter Jacinto.