Wilcoxius Martin, 1975

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 : 16

Wilcoxius Martin

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Wilcoxius Martin, 1975: 71 . Type species: truncus Martin (orig. des.).

Remarks. This small Neotropical genus consists of eleven species, of which 6 are from Cuba and the Dominican Republic ( Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2005). These are small to medium sized species that perch on rocks and fallen vegetation on the ground, low branches in sunny areas of open scrubby or second growth vegetation (Fisher in press). Of the 2 species from the Dominican Republic, W. planus Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert (2005) were captured in road-side vegetation in Azua province. Wilcoxius tumidus Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert (2005) was captured at low elevation in scrub vegetation near streams in Azua, San Juan, and Santo Domingo provinces, and open, grassy, pine forests at higher elevations in Pedernales province.