Prolepsis tristis (Walker, 1854)

Estrada, Alejandro & Nápoles, Jesús Romero, 2020, New distribution records of Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) for Mexico, Insecta Mundi 2020 (783), pp. 1-13 : 6

Prolepsis tristis (Walker, 1854) ( Figure 14 )

Genus distribution in Mexico. Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora ( Papavero 2009).

Species distribution in Mexico. Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, and Nayarit ( Papavero 2009).

New records. Oaxaca * (Dominguillo), Puebla *, and Tabasco * (Huimalquillo).

Material examined. MEXICO: Oaxaca, Dominguillo 19 km SSE de Cuicatlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 17°38.907′ N, 96°54.703′ W, 760 m, 20/ix/1998, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC) ; same data, except: 23/ vi/1998, E. González (1♀ EBCC) ; San Pedrito Chicozapotle 4 km SSE de Cuicatlán [Tropical Deciduous Forest], 17°46.331′ N, 96°56.671′ W, 670 m, 16/x/1998, E. González (1♀ EBCC) ; 30 km SSE de Cuicatlán [ Tropical Deciduous Forest ], 17°36.489 N, 96°55.996 W, 1220 m, 21/ix/1998, E. Ramírez (1♂ EBCC) . Puebla, Carretera Cuautla-Huajuapan , 31/viii/1990, A. Cadena and L. Cervantes (1♀ CNIN) . Tabasco, Huimanguillo, Laguna Limones , 20/viii/1982, H. Mendoza (1♀ CNIN) .

Figures

Figures 13–19. Habitus of Asilidae spp. 13) Male habitus of Polacantha (Echinitropis) xanthocera (Williston, 1901). Credit: A.E. 14) Male habitus of Prolepsis tristis (Walker, 1851). Credit: A.E.15) Male habitus of Promachus giganteus Hine, 1911. Credit: A.E. 16) Male habitus of Pseudorus bicolor Bellardi, 1861. Credit: A.E. 17) Male habitus of Pseudorus martini Papavero, 1975. Credit: A.E. 18) Male habitus of Sarapogon pulcherrimus Williston, 1901. Credit: A.E. 19) Female habitus of Wyliea chrysauges (Osten Sacken, 1887). Credit: Enrique Ramírez.