96. Peloropeodes meridionalis Parent, 1928 (Peloropeodinae) Number of specimens recorded. 13. Distribution. Thus far only recorded in Europe from Spain and Bulgaria. Portugal: three provinces all over the country (this study), and Beira Alta (Naglis & Barták 2015). Ecology. Recorded from an array of biotopes, including brackish marshes, mixed forest / orchard, and a river bank. Its ecology in the rest of Europe is unknown. Rarity (%). 4.6 (rare). Activity period. June–August.

Published as part of 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), pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4649 (1) on page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3357623