Dactylomyia decora (Aldrich)

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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.966.55192

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scientific name

Dactylomyia decora (Aldrich)
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Dactylomyia decora (Aldrich)

Neurigona decora Aldrich, 1902: 83.

Material examined.

Montserrat: 1 ♂, Cassava Ghaut, Beattie House, 11-23 March 2002, UV light, A. Krakower; 1 ♂, same as previous, 21-30 June 2002, M.A. Ivie; 1 ♂, same as previous, Malaise trap, 8-17 April 2002, A. Krakower; 1 ♂, same as previous, 4-11 March 2002, M.A. Ivie & K.A. Marske; 2 ♀, rental house in Old Town, 16°44.795'N, 62°13.711'W, 19 June 2017, J.B. Runyon (MTEC, USNM).

Distribution.

Lesser Antilles (Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Vincent).

Remarks.

Dactylomyia decora was re-described and illustrated by Naglis (2002). The 2017 specimens were collected from the trunk of an ornamental flame tree, Delonix regia , in a residential yard.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Dolichopodidae

Genus

Dactylomyia