title: DolichopusnimbatusParent, 1927 revisited, with two new synonyms (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).
abstract: On the basis of comparison between the female holotype of Dolichopus nimbatus Parent and the female paratype of D. balius Meuffels, and comparison of a male paratype of D. balius with the description of D. thalhammeri Knézy, D. balius and D. thalhammeri are designated junior synonyms of D. nimbatus. Dolichopus nimbatus ranges from northern France and Belgium to southern Turkey. Ecological features might explain its rarity in collections.
authors.affiliation: Research Group Species Diversity (SPECDIV), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium Research Group Terrestrial Ecology (TEREC), University of Ghent (Ugent), K.L.Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Department of Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. mpollet.doli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pollet
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Diptera, Dolichopus nimbatus Parent, Dolichopus balius Meuffels, Dolichopus thalhammeri Knézy, new synonyms, Europe, distribution, ecology