Genus Ochterus Latreille, 1807

Subgenus Neochterus Mahner, 1993

Ochterus aeneifrons (Champion, 1901)

Pelogonus aeeneifrons Champion 1901: 345 . ST: “ Mexico; Guatemala; Panama; Antilles (Grenada, St. Vincent)” - BNHM.

Ochterus aenifrons Schell 1943: 43 –44 (misspelled).

Ochterus aeneifrons Froeschner 1981: 61; Nieser & Chen 1992: 7; Heckman 2011: 462.

Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Saint Vincent), Suriname.

Note. according to Heckman (2011) only the subspecies O. aeneifrons surinamensis Nieser, 1975 (described from Suriname) is present in South America, while Moreira et al. (2011) report that O. a. surinamensis occurs only in Suriname and Brazil.

Ochterus manni Hungerford, 1927

Ochterus manni Hungerford 1927: 189 . HT: 3, “Huachi Rio Beni, Bolivia ” - NMNH. Distribution. Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador!, Panama, Peru.

Ochterus parvus Schell, 1943

Ochterus parvus Schell 1943: 39 . HT: 3, “Mera, Ecuador ” - Snow Collection, SCKU. Ochterus parvus Drake 1952: 74; Froeschner 1981: 61; Heckman 2011: 460. Distribution. Ecuador.

Ochterus perbosci (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)

Pelogonus perbosci Guérin-Méneville 1843: 113 . HT: 3, “Campeche, Mexico ” - Sallé Collection, BNHM.

Ochterus perbosci Schell 1943: 33; Nieser 1975: 28; Froeschner 1981: 61; Nieser & Chen 1992: 8; Heckman 2011: 458.

Distribution. Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Saint Vincent), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A. (Texas).

Ochterus unidentatus Nieser & Chen, 1992

Ochterus unidentatus Nieser & Chen 1992: 7 . HT: 3, “Pichin, Tinalandia, Ecuador ” - MZLU. Distribution. Ecuador.

Ochterus viridifrons (Champion, 1901)

Pelogonus viridifrons Champion 1901: 346 . ST: 3, “Rio Naranjo, Guatemala ”; Ƥ, “San Gerónimo, Guatemala ” - BNHM.

Distribution. Costa Rica, Ecuador!, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama.

Note. see above.