Chelifera precatoria ( Fallén, 1816 )

Wagner, Rüdiger, Andrade, Rui & Gonçalves, Ana, 2025, Report on Brachystomatidae and Empididae (Hemerodromiinae, Clinocerinae) from continental Portugal and neighbouring countries, Zootaxa 5722 (3), pp. 345-368 : 353

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.3.3
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scientific name	Chelifera precatoria ( Fallén, 1816 )
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Tachydromia precatoria Fallén, 1816: 34 .

Material examined. Portugal: 1 ♂, 27.III.2021, Porto, Paredes, Aguiar de Sousa ( Parque das Serras do Porto), 41°07'39.6"N, 8°25'37.9"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 19. V.2021, Viseu, Resende, Ovadas e Panchorra, 41°00'50.1"N, 7°58'31.5"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 08.X.2019, Guarda, Manteigas, São Pedro ( Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ), 40°22'10.4"N, 7°33'04.5"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 10. V.2015, Bragança, Bragança, Espinhosela ( Parque Natural de Montesinho ), 41°53'08.2"N, 6°49'37.4"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 25. VI.2013, Vila Real, Mondim de Basto, Ermelo e Pardelhas ( Varzigueto, Parque Natural do Alvão ), 41°22'44.0"N, 7°51'14.4"W GoogleMaps ; ibidem: 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 30.IV.2016; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 18. V.2018, Bragança, Bragança, Castrelos e Carrazedo, 41°45'51.7"N, 6°54'06.2"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 31. V.2016, Bragança, Alfândega da Fé , Sambade, 41°25'18.5"N, 7°00'10.4"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 21. VI.2015, Bragança, Bragança, Parâmio ( Parque Natural de Montesinho ), 41°53'54.0"N, 6°51'16.3"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 25. VI.2022, Guarda, Guarda, Trinta ( Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ), 40°30'31.1"N, 7°22'21.7"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 27.IV.2014, Viseu, Moimenta da Beira , Paradinha e Nagosa, 41°01'38.1"N, 7°36'17.6"W GoogleMaps ; 1♂, 06. VI.2016, Bragança, Vinhais, Tuizelo ( Parque Natural de Montesinho ), 41°54'20.3"N, 7°01'47.4"W GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂, 16. VI.2018, Bragança, Bragança, Rio Frio e Milhão, 41°43'37.3"N, 6°35'28.7"W GoogleMaps ; all leg. RA. 1 ♀, 16. V.2015, Bragança, Bragança, Espinhosela ( Parque Natural de Montesinho ), 41°53'08.2"N, 6°49'37.4"W GoogleMaps , leg. AG. Spain: 1 ♀, 12. V.2014, León, Palacios del Sil , 42°52'17.5"N, 6°27'07.3"W GoogleMaps ; leg. RA.

Remarks. Chelifera precatoria is widespread in Europe where adults are frequently collected along small streams together with C. precabunda Collin. On the Iberian Peninsula it seems to be quite common. Known from Spain; this is the first record from Portugal.