Anahydrophorus cinereus (Fabricius, 1805) (Hydrophorinae)

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 : 24

2. Anahydrophorus cinereus (Fabricius, 1805) (Hydrophorinae) — new to Portugal

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Number of specimens recorded. 4.

Distribution. Thus far only recorded from southern Spain in Europe, but widely distributed along the coasts of North Africa ( Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) (Pollet 2011). Portugal: Algarve.

Ecology. Bare, wet beaches. In Agadir ( Morocco), it was recently observed in early May (28°C) in abundance at about 30m from the shore line, in the transitional zone between wet and dry sand (Eugen Dietz, pers. comm.).

Rarity (%). 1.1 (very rare).

Activity period. August.

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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.