Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911

Estrada, Alejandro & Nápoles, Jesús Romero, 2020, New distribution records of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) for Mexico, Insecta Mundi 2020 (783), pp. 1-13 : 6

Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911 ( Figure 15 )

Genus distribution in Mexico. Coahuila, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Michoacán, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Veracruz, Yucatán ( Papavero 2009).

Species distribution in Mexico. Coahuila ( Papavero 2009).

New records. Durango * (Cañón de Fernández and Mapimi).

Material examined. MEXICO: Durango, Cañón de Fernández, 13/viii/1978, F.R. Orrante (2♀ CNIN). Durango, Mapimi, viii/1986, A. Garza. (1♂ MHNCDMX).

Figures

Figures 13–19. Habitus of Asilidae spp. 13) Male habitus of Polacantha (Echinitropis) xanthocera (Williston, 1901). Credit: A.E. 14) Male habitus of Prolepsis tristis (Walker, 1851). Credit: A.E.15) Male habitus of Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911. Credit: A.E. 16) Male habitus of Pseudorus bicolor Bellardi, 1861. Credit: A.E. 17) Male habitus of Pseudorus martini Papavero, 1975. Credit: A.E. 18) Male habitus of Sarapogon pulcherrimus Williston, 1901. Credit: A.E. 19) Female habitus of Wyliea chrysauges (Osten Sacken, 1887). Credit: Enrique Ramírez.