Chrysotus xiphostoma Robinson, 1975

Runyon, Justin B., 2020, The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of Montserrat, West Indies, ZooKeys 966, pp. 57-151 : 57

Chrysotus xiphostoma Robinson

Chrysotus xiphostoma Robinson, 1975: 84.

Material examined.

Dominica: Holotype ♂, Clarke Hall, 21-23 January 1965, light trap, W.W. Wirth (USNM). Montserrat: 37 ♂, 18 ♀, Woodlands, Riverside House, 10-12 January 2002, Malaise trap, Ivie, Marske & Puliafico; 10 ♂, 6 ♀, same as previous, 5-7 January 2002; 2 ♂, Hope Ghaut, 8-10 January 2002, yellow pan traps, K.A. Marske; 2 ♂, Bottomless Ghaut, 5 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 4 ♂, Bottomless Ghaut trail to Big River, 14 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Big River, 5 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 2 ♂, Sweetwater Ghaut, 1 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Cedar Ghaut, 4 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Hope Ghaut, 300 m, 16°45.108'N, 62°12.695'W, 20 June 2017, J.B. Runyon; 1 ♀, Runaway Ghaut, roadside springs, 150 m, 16°45.449'N, 62°13.011'W, 22 June 2017, J.B. Runyon (MTEC, USNM).

Distribution.

Lesser Antilles (Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia) ( Runyon and Capellari 2018).

Remarks.

Chrysotus xiphostoma belongs to the Chysotus longipalpus species group and was re-described and illustrated by Capellari (2015).