Atoniomyia sp.

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 : 38-39

Atoniomyia sp.

( Table 1)

New records. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: prov. / Barahona, nr. Filipinas Larimar Mine: 20 26- / vi.1992: R.E.Woodruff / P.E.Skelley, at light (1 ♀, FSCA); same locality,

collectors (1 ♀, FSCA) .

Distribution. Barahona province, Dominican Republic.

Remarks. Material of a second species captured in Barahona province is available but only in the female sex. In addition, the flagellum is absent in both specimens. The species is distinguished from Atoniomyia mikii by its smaller body, entirely tomentose pleura, black tarsi, wing venation, and setation pattern of the body. Because the antenna is an important element as well as male characters, especially the terminalia, in the diagnosis of the species, we leave it underscribed.