Thinophilus nigrilineatus Grootaert, 2018

Samoh, Abdulloh, Satasook, Chutamas & Grootaert, Patrick, 2019, New marine Thinophilus species (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae) from the Thai Andaman Sea coast and new records from peninsular Thailand, European Journal of Taxonomy 505, pp. 1-20 : 17

Thinophilus nigrilineatus Grootaert, 2018

Material examined

THAILAND – Krabi Prov. • 4 ♂♂; Ko Lanta district, Ban Khlong Khun Raya, Khlong Yang ; 7°47′40.9″ N, 99°05′19.4″ E; 26 Feb. 2015; A. Samoh leg.; sweep netting; PSUNHM • 2 ♂♂; Ko Lanta district, Siri Lanta Bridge, Ko Lantayai , Saladan ; 7°38′43.0″ N, 99°02′42.8″ E; 26 Feb. 2018; A. Samoh leg.; sweep netting; PSUNHM . – Phang Nga Prov. • 1 ♀; Ban Tha Yai Pier, Bo Sane, Thap Pud ; 8°26′46.6″ N, 98°36′22.1″ E; 15 Jul. 2018; A. Samoh leg.; sweep netting; PSUNHM .

Distribution

Andaman Sea (Krabi and Phang Nga Provinces).

Comments

This species is also rare in Singapore where it was described from Semakau Island, an island south of the main island of Singapore. In a new survey of mangroves in Singapore from March to June 2018, a single male was found along Belayer Creek (P. Grootaert, unpublished).