Ommatius inflatus Scarbrough, 2003

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 : 57-58

Ommatius inflatus Scarbrough

( Table 1, Figs. 48, 54)

Ommatius inflatus Scarbrough , in Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2003: 50. Type locality: 9 km N. Montecristi, Dominican Republic, holotype: ♂ (FSCA).

New records. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RD-189 Near Laguna Cabral , / Barahona prov., 55 m, 11.xii. / 2003, D.Perez, B.Hierro, / R.Bastardo (d) (1 ♀, USNM); RD-233

Few kms E Valle- / juelo, San Juan prov. , 704 m, / 18 o 40.122'N 71 o 18.446'W, / 21.iv.2004, D.Perez, B. / Hierro, R. Bastardo (d) (1 ♀, USNM) ; RD-224, 5 km on road to / Botoncillo , Montecristi prov., / 46 o 220'N 71 o 24.001'W, 16.iv. / 2004, D.Perez, B.Hierro (d/n) (4 ♀, USNM) ; RD-186 to Playa Buen / Hombre Montecristi province, / 132 m. 19 o 46.213'N / 71 o 23. 996'W, 6–7.xii.2003, D. / Perez, R. Bastardo, A. Mar- / molejos (2 ♀, USNM) ; RD-187 near Uvero, Rd. to / Playa Buen Hombre [Montecristi province], 200 m. / 7.xii.2003, D.Perez, R.Bas- / tardo, A.Marmolejos (1 ♂, USNM) ; Republica Dominicana / Prov. Montecristi, Guayubín , / Cerro Gordo Abajo 78 m (1♂, IIBZ) ; RD-243 Babosico, on way to / Jánico , Santiago prov., 515 m, / 19 o 20.955'N 70 o 47.503'W, 27. / iv.2004, D.Perez, B.Hierro, / R.Bastardo (d) (1 ♀, MHND) ; RD-176 Southern slopes of / Cerro Gordo, Baní Peravia prov., on way to / Salinas , 18 o 16.038'N 70 o 20. / 630'W, 23.xi.2003, D.Perez, / R.Bastardo, A. Francisco (d) (2 ♂, 8 ♀, USNM) ; RD-198 Matadero , start of / hills, Peravia prov., 450 m, / 18 o 24.464'N 70 o 25.736'W, / 14.xii.2003, D.Perez, B. / Hierro, R. Bastardo (d) (1 ♀, USNM) .

Remarks. Ommatius inflatus ( Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2003) was originally reported from Montecristi province. Here we report it in Barahona, San Juan, Santiago, and Peravia provinces. It occurs in low and intermediate elevations on the island. The species is distinguished from congeners by the pale postocular bristles, wing venation ( Fig. 48), mushroom- and pencil-like bristles of sternite 6 ( Fig.54) and characters in the key.