A review of the asilid (Diptera) fauna from Hispaniola with six genera new to the island, fifteen new species, and checklist
Author
Scarbrough, Aubrey G.
Author
Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E.
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Zootaxa
2006
2006-12-14
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Ommatius gwenae
Scarbrough
(
Table 1
)
Ommatius gwenae
Scarbrough, 1984: 139
.
Type
locality:
Constanza
,
Dominican Republic
,
type
♂
(
USNM
); 1997: 12;
Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2003: 48
.
New Records.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
:
Independencia prov
.
,
200 m
/
Destacamento Aguacate
, /
18
o
19.681'N
71
o
41.830'W
,
1050 m
,
12.viii.2006
,
D.Perez
,
R.Bastardo
, B.
Hierro
(
2 ♂
,
2 ♀
USNM
)
;
La Altagracia prov
.
, trail /
Guaraguao – Cueva del Puente
, /
18
o
19.532'N
68
o
48.525'W
, sea / level,
24.viii.2006
,
D.Perez
,
B.Hierro
(day/night) (
1 ♂
,
USNM
)
;
Santo Domingo
Norte
[Province],
Sierra
/
Prieta
,
9.viii.2006
,
D.Perez
, /
R.Bastardo
,
B.Hierro
, S. /
Medrano
(night) (
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
USNM
)
;
La Bomba
,
Sierra Prieta
, /
Santo Domingo
prov.
,
24. / vi.2004
,
R. H. Bastardo
(
1 ♂
,
USNM
)
;
Peravia prov
.
,
Matadero
, by / aqueduct,
18
o
24.129’N
70
o
/ 25.277'W,
455 m
,
8.viii.2006
,
D.Perez
,
R.Bastardo
(
1 ♂
,
USNM
)
;
RD-248
Entrance
to
Sabana
/
Iglesia
,
Santiago prov
.
,
372 m
/
19
o
20.196'N
70
o
45.483'W
, /
29.iv.2004
,
D.Perez
,
B.Hierro
, /
R.Bastardo
(d) (
3 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
USNM
)
;
RD-244
Cerro Santo Tomás
, /
Parque Botánico de Jánico
, /
Santiago prov
.
,
493 m
, 19
o
19. / 382'
N 70
o
49.240'
W,
27.iv.2004
, /
D.Perez
,
B.Hierro
, R.
Bastardo
(d) (
2 ♂
,
USNM
)
.
Distribution. Largely restricted to coastal plains and lowland mesic forests below
500 m
in elevation from May through August. Four specimens captured at
1040 m
. Range includes Distrito Nacional, Hato Mayor, Independencia,
Isla
Beata, La Altagracia, La Vega, M.T. Sánchez, Pedernales, Peravia, Sánchez Ramirez, Santiago, San Cristóbal, San Pedro de Macorís provinces.
Remarks.
Ommatius gwenae
is readily distinguished by the male terminalia, especially the strongly produced median process of ventral lamella (
Scarbrough 1997
). This wide spread species was previously recorded from May through July taken in 10 provinces from May through July. Its range now includes
Independencia
,
Peravia
, and
Santiago
provinces and the month of August.