DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156804
title: Table 3 in Flies of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Brachycera), excluding the Microphorinae and Parathalassinae, from the Maltese Islands with notes on their habitats and phenology

description: Table 3. Habitat preferences of the species of Dolichopodidae in the Maltese Islands. Species with strong affinities for a particular habitat are marked with an asterisk (*).
SpeciesTypical habitat(s)Dominant vegetationLight preference1Sciapus euzonusvalleys, gardens, orchardsnone specificsheltered, shade2Sciapus zonatulus *sandy coastsscanty xerophytesexposed, bright sunlight3Sciapus glaucescens *sandy coastsscanty xerophytesexposed, bright sunlight4Dolichopus strigipessalt marshPhragmites, Chenopodaceaesheltered bright sunlight5Dolichopus signifer *clay seepagePoaceae, Phragmitessheltered, bright sunlight6Ortochile soccatagarigue, dunes, ruderalflowering plantsexposed, bright sunlight7Sybistroma dufourivalleysxerophytic herbssunlight8Tachytrechus notatusvalleys, freshwaterherbspart sunlight9Medetera flavipeswalls, tree-trunks, gardensnone specificshade10Medetera micaceagarigue??11Medetera roghii? coastal caves?? shade12Medetera saxatilisrocks, garigue, rubble walls, valleysPoaceae, Rhamnus, Pistachiasheltered, part shade13Medetera truncorumgariguexerophytic herbsexposed sunlight14Medetera sp.rocks, gariguePoaceae, Rhamnus, Pistachia, herbssheltered, sunlight15Thinophilus flavipalpis *salt marshPhragmites, Chenopodaceaesheltered, sunlight16Thinophilus achilleus *salt pansnone specificexposed, bright sunlight17Hydrophorus praecox *salt marsh, freshwaternone specificexposed, bright sunlight18Hydrophorus balticus *pools on clay seepageTamarix, Juncus, Poaceaesunlight19Liancalus virens *vertical rock seepage, algaenone specificpart shade20Aphrosylus piscator *rocky coasts, intertidalnoneexposed, bright sunlight21Aphrosylus venator *rocky coasts, intertidalnoneexposed, bright sunlight22Syntormon denticulatumany waterPoaceae,sheltered, sunlight23Syntormon miki???24Syntormon pallipesany waterPoaceaesheltered, sunlight25Syntormon metathesisany waterPoaceaesheltered, sunlight26 Machaerium thinophilum *salt marshTamarix, Phragmites, Chenopodaceaeexposed, sunlight27Rhaphium sp.clay seepage, garigueflowering herbsexposed, bright sunlight28Diaphorus sp.???29Argyra argentinastream in woodland, maquisPopulus, Phragmites, Poaceaedense shade to dappled sunlight30Argyra argyriastream in woodland, maquisPopulus, Phragmites, Poaceaedense shade to dappled sunlight31Chrysotus albibarbusfreshwater, damp herbageRubus, herbssheltered, sunlight32Asyndetus separatussalt marshChenopodaceae, Poaceaeexposed, sunlight33Asyndetus transversalisvalleysPoaceae, herbsexposed, sunlight34Teuchophorus cristulatusseepage, valleysPoaceaesheltered, part shade35Teuchophorus spinigerellusfreshwater, damp herbagePoaceaesheltered, part shade36Campsicnemus crinitarsis *valleys, slow flowing freshwaterPoaceaesheltered, shade37Campsicnemus simplicissimus *valleys, slow flowing freshwaterPhragmites, Poaceaesheltered, shade38Campsicnemus umbripennis *clay seepage, grassPoaceae, Juncus, Tamarixsheltered, part shade39Lamprochromus defectivusseepageRubus, Prunus, herbssheltered sunlight, dense vegetation40Micromorphus albipesfreshwater, salt marsh, reedsPhragmites, Poaceae, Chenopodaceaesheltered, shade41Telmaturgus simplicipes???
description: Published as part of Ebejer, M. J., 2021, Flies of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Brachycera), excluding the Microphorinae and Parathalassinae, from the Maltese Islands with notes on their habitats and phenology, pp. 32 in Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 30 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2021.30.1.25, http://zenodo.org/record/10124234