Neurigona biflexa Strobl, 1909 (Neurigoninae)

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 : 45

92. Neurigona biflexa Strobl, 1909 (Neurigoninae) ( Negrobov 1991; Ventura et al. 2002)

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Number of specimens recorded. 103.

Distribution. Scattered all over Europe ( Poland, Austria, Britain, France, Portugal, Spain). Portugal: nine provinces (see also Dyte unpubl. data).

Ecology. In Portugal, N. biflexa is recorded from all macrohabitat categories, except for mountainous biotopes, and most frequently from agricultural land. Its habitat affinity in the rest of Europe is unknown.

Rarity (%). 35.6 (common).

Activity period. March–August.

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FIGURE 5. Selected Portuguese species. A. Neurigona biflexa (♂); B. Orthoceratium sabulosum (♂); C. Parathalassius blasigii (♂); D. Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (♂); E. Rhaphium appendiculatum (♂); F. Rhaphium brevicorne (♂); G. Rhaphium longicorne (♂); H. Rhaphium micans (♂); I. Schoenophilus versutus (♂); J. Sciapus albovittatus (♂); K. Sciapus laetus (♂); L. Sciapus pallens (♂); M. Sciapus platypterus (♂); N. Sciapus zonatulus (♂); O. Sybistroma dufourii (♂); photos by Rui Andrade, except for D by James A.C. Clark.