Medetera peloria Negrobov, 1967 (Medeterinae)

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 : 44

87. Medetera peloria Negrobov, 1967 (Medeterinae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 39.

Distribution. Thus far only recorded from Belgium (Pollet unpublished data), and southern European Russia. Portugal: five northernmost provinces.

Ecology. This species displays the same ecological profile as the strongly related M. muralis . In the rest of Europe, the species is less common and mainly recorded from dry to humid woodlands and carrs.

Rarity (%). 8.0 (fairly rare). Very rare (FL).

Activity period. May–June, August, October.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Selected Portuguese species. A. Hercostomus germanus (♂); B. Hercostomus pilifer (♂); C. Hydrophorus oceanus (♀); D. Hydrophorus praecox (♀); E. Liancalus virens (♀); F. Machaerium maritimae (copula); G. Medetera ambigua (♂); H. Medetera dendrobaena (♂); I. Medetera flavipes (♂); J. Medetera mixta (♀); K. Medetera muralis (♂); L. Medetera peloria (♂); M. Medetera petrophiloides (♀); N. Medetera truncorum (♂); O. Muscidideicus praetextatus (♂); all photos by Rui An- drade.