Ommatius elusivus Scarbrough, 2003

Scarbrough, Aubrey G. & Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E., 2006, A review of the asilid (Diptera) fauna from Hispaniola with six genera new to the island, fifteen new species, and checklist, Zootaxa 1381, pp. 1-91 : 49-51

Ommatius elusivus Scarbrough

( Table 1, Figs. 45, 52)

Ommatius elusivus Scarbrough, In Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2003: 46 . Type locality: Dominican Republic, PNAB, Santiago province, type: ♂ ( USNM) .

New records. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RD-250 La Ciénaga –Los / Tablones, PN Armando Bermúdez, La Vega prov., 19 o 04.004'N 70 o 51.789'W / 1,100–1,270 m, 29.vi.2004 / D.Perez (d) (1 ♂, 4 ♀, USNM) ; La Vega prov., P.N. Armando / Bermúdez, La Ciénaga de / Manabao , 19 o 04.022'N 71 o 51. / 849'W, 1183 m, 19.viii.2006, D.Perez, R.Bastardo, B.Hierro (8 ♀ USNM) ; RD-250 La Ciénaga – Los / Tablones, PN Armando / Bermúdez , La Vega prov., / 19 o 04.044'N 70 o 51.789'W. / 1,100–1,270 m, 17.vii.2004, / D.Perez (d) (1 ♂, 4 ♀ MHND) .

Distribution. Captured between 740 and 1270 m from May through August in La Vega and Santiago provinces.

Remarks. Ommatius elusivus is distinguished from congeners by the characters in the key. It is associated with montane forests at intermediate to high elevations. The type series was taken from May through July ( Scarbrough & Perez-Gelabert, 2003). Here we extend its distribution through August.