Thrypticus aequalis Robinson, 1975

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

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scientific name	Thrypticus aequalis Robinson
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Treatment

Thrypticus aequalis Robinson

Thrypticus aequalis Robinson, 1975: 36.

Material examined.

Dominica: 2 ♀, Clarke Hall, Malaise trap, 8-10 January 1965, W.W. Wirth (USNM); 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Springfield Estate, yellow pan trap, 1-3 June 2011, M.A. & L.L. Ivie. Montserrat: 1 ♀, Bottomless Ghaut, 5 August 2005, yellow pan trap, V.G. Martinson (MTEC).

Distribution.

Dominica, Montserrat.

Remarks.

The female specimen from Montserrat matches female paratypes (the holotype is a male) and other specimens from Dominica notably by the distinctive structure of the ovipositor ( Robinson 1975, fig. 59).