Proctacanthus darlingtoni Curran, 1951

Scarbrough, Aubrey G. & Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E., 2006, A review of the asilid (Diptera) fauna from Hispaniola with six genera new to the island, fifteen new species, and checklist, Zootaxa 1381, pp. 1-91 : 14

Proctacanthus darlingtoni Curran

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Proctacanthus darlingtoni Curran, 1951: 6 . Type locality: Dominican Republic, Barahona; holotype: ♂ (MCZ). Hull, 1962: 488; Martin & Papavero, 1970: 78.

New records. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dunas de Baní , Peravia prov. / 10.xi.2003, R H. Bastardo (1 ♀, USNM) ; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: / prov. Peravia / 1 km S.E. Galeón / 19.vi.1976 / E. Grissell / E. Marcano, on / Casearia iliciflora (1 ♂, FSCA) ; NE of Jarabacoa / 31.v.1989, S.W.Dunkle (1 ♂, FSCA) ; prov. Peravia, Las / Salinas 19.v.85 / Woodruff & Stange / Hand catch (1 ♂, 2 ♀, FSCA) ; Peravia prov. Bahia ~ 5 m / W. of Baní 18 o 17.460' N / 70 o 23.090'W, 90 m, 8.viii. / 2006 D.Perez, R.Bastardo (6 ♂, [ Apis mellifera prey] USNM, MHND) .

Distribution. Captured during May, June, and November at low altitude in Barahona and Peravia provinces.

Remarks. Proctacanthus darlingtoni was originally described from Barahona province. This study reports the first records of the species from Peravia province. Proctacanthus darlingtoni is distinguished from congeners by pale yellowish or white vestiture of the head and thorax, the black ground color and grayish tomentum of the thorax, and black femora. Contrastingly, the vestiture of the head is largely yellow, the cheeks black, and the thoracic dorsum and femora are red in P. dominicana and P. vittatus . Also, the postpronotum and anepisternum anteriorly have white vestiture in P. darlingtoni whereas it is black in P. dominicana and P. vittatus .