Thinophilus ochrifacies Van Duzee, 1924

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

Thinophilus ochrifacies Van Duzee

Thinophilus ochrifacies Van Duzee, 1924a: 101.

Material examined.

Anguilla: 2 ♀, Sombrero, 18°35.17'N, 63°25.63'W, small freshwater pool, 12-13 November 1999, M.A. Ivie & J.B. Runyon. Montserrat: 4 ♂, 1 ♀, Fox’s Bay Beach, 16°43.59'N, 62°14.17'W, 23 June 2017, J.B. Runyon. St. Kitts: 1 ♂, South Frigate Bay, 17°16.869'N, 62°41.201'W, 24 May 2017, J.B. Runyon. St. Lucia: 7 ♂, 6 ♀, Savannes, Mangrove Reserve, 0-5 m, 13°45.97'N, 60°54.88'W, 3 May 2009, J.B. Runyon; 4 ♂, 3 ♀, Fond Bay at beach, 0-5 m, 13°49.89'N, 60°53.65'W, 8 May 2009, J.B. Runyon (MTEC, USNM).

Distribution.

Nova Scotia, Canada south to Mexico and the West Indies ( Robinson 1975).

Remarks.

This species is restricted to coastal areas. Adults were found in Montserrat on open mud at edges of a drying freshwater pool at the back of Fox’s Bay Beach.