Hercostomus verbekei Pollet, 1993 (Dolichopodinae)

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 : 40

68. Hercostomus verbekei Pollet, 1993 (Dolichopodinae) — new to Portugal

( Figs 8 F–G)

Number of specimens recorded. 6.

Distribution. Restricted to the western part of Europe (incl. the Mediterranean region); also North Africa. Portugal: three provinces, all over the country.

Ecology. Similar distribution over macrohabitat categories as previous species. In northwestern Europe, H. verbekei is mainly found in marshlands and reedmarshes in the coastal region ( Pollet 1993).

Rarity (%). 3.4 (rare). Rare (FL).

Activity period. September–October.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Selected Portuguese habitats of dolichopodid species. A. 4 km SSW of Manteigas, Serra da Estrela, river Zêzere, May 2014 (Orthoceratium sabulosum); B. Mouriscas, Tejo river, March 2011 (Medetera feminina); C. Salreu, Ria de Aveiro, June 2010 (Dolichopus andalusiacus, Chrysotus gramineus); D. Santa Luzia, April 2011 (Medetera ambigua); E. Santa Margarida da Coutada, March 2011 (Syntormon pallipes); F. São Marcos da Serra, Ribeira de Odelouca, September 2010 (Acropsilus niger, Hercostomus verbekei, Sybistroma dufourii); G. detail of same location; H. Tornada, Paul de Tornada, July 2010 (Poecilobothrus bigoti, Poecilobothrus principalis); I. detail of same location, with yellow pan trap.