Sciapus contristans (Wiedemann, 1817) (Sciapodinae)

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 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448970
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scientific name	Sciapus contristans (Wiedemann, 1817) (Sciapodinae)
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110. Sciapus contristans (Wiedemann, 1817) (Sciapodinae) View in CoL — new to Portugal

Number of specimens recorded. 25.

Distribution. Europe. Portugal: three northernmost provinces.

Ecology. Recorded from four macrohabitat categories in Portugal, most frequently from agricultural land. In northwestern Europe, S. contristans is most frequently found in dry open short-grazed biotopes (e.g., dry heathland, dunes) or open forests on sandy soil.

Rarity (%). 12.6 (common). Fairly common (FL).

Activity period. June–September.