Chrysotus orichalceus Gosseries, 1989

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

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scientific name	Chrysotus orichalceus Gosseries
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Chrysotus orichalceus Gosseries

Chrysotus niger Aldrich, 1896: 327; preoccupied by Chrysotus niger Loew, 1869.

Chrysotus orichalceus Gosseries, 1988: 305; new name for Chrysotus niger Aldrich.

Material examined.

Dominica: ♂, Clarke Hall, 11-20 January 1965, Malaise trap, W.W. Wirth (USNM). Montserrat: 22 ♂, 6 ♀, Woodlands, Riverside House, 10-12 January 2002, Malaise trap, Ivie, Marske, Puliafico; 15 ♂, 6 ♀, same as previous, 5-7 January 2002; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Cassava Ghaut, Beattie House, 4-23 March 2002, Malaise trap, A. Krakower; 1 ♂, same as previous, 18 March-4 April 2002; 2 ♂, Hope Ghaut, 8-10 January 2002, yellow pan traps, K.A. Marske; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Jack Boy Hill, 28 July 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Hope Ghaut, 23 July 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Sweetwater Ghaut, 1 August 2005, yellow pan traps, V.G. Martinson; 1 ♂, Runaway Ghaut, roadside springs, 150 m, 16°45.449'N, 62°13.011'W, 22 June 2017, J.B. Runyon (MTEC, USNM). St. Vincent: Syntypes 2 ♂, 2 ♀, May (USNM).

Distribution.

Dominica, Montserrat, and St. Vincent.