Thrypticus violaceus Van Duzee, 1927

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

Thrypticus violaceus Van Duzee

Thrypticus violaceus Van Duzee, 1927: 5.

Thrypticus setosus Robinson, 1964: 118.

Material examined.

Dominica: 1 ♂, Fond Colet, 5-9 October 1964, P.J. Spangler (USNM) Montserrat: 12 ♂, 12 ♀, Woodlands, Riverside House, 10-12 January 2002, Malaise trap, Ivie, Marske & Puliafico; 9 ♂, 4 ♀, same as previous, 5-7 January 2002; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, same as previous, 17-28 July 2005, WIBF group; 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Hope Ghaut, 8-10 January 2002, yellow pan traps, K.A. Marske; 1 ♂, Cassava Ghaut, Beattie House, 14-30 June 2002, Malaise trap, M.A. Ivie; 1 ♀, Gun Hill, 2-19 June 2002, Malaise trap, K.A. Marske (MTEC, USNM); 1 ♀, March 1910 (USNM).

Distribution.

North America (Florida, North Carolina, and Texas) and the West Indies (Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominica, and Montserrat).