Ochthebius (s.str.) mesoamericanus Perkins

Ochthebius mesoamericanus Perkins 1980: 373

The new records below document new localities, including the first records for Veracruz, and three new depositories for identified specimens of this species, which is widely distributed, currently known from the mountainous areas of the state of Sonora in northwest Mexico south to Guatemala.

New records: Mexico: Chiapas, San Cristobal, 2.v.1964, leg. J. T. Polhemus (3 UGCA) ; Mexico, Temescaltepec, Real de Arriba, (19°2’22’’N, 100°0’14’’W), 1–30.vii.1932, leg. H. E. Hinton (2 UKNHM) ; Veracruz, Coatepec, Río Huehueyapan, Agua Alegre, 23.iii.2001, 19°26’55’’ N, 96°58’ 54’’W, 1195 m., R. Arce col. (8 IEXA) ; Veracruz, Coatepec, Río Pintores ( Ahuacatlan) 29.iii.2001,19°26’55’’ N, 96°58’ 54’’W, 1195 m, R. Arce col. (8 IEXA) ; Veracruz, Coatepec, Río Huehueyapan, Agua Alegre, 24.iii.2001, 19°26’55’’ N, 96°58’ 54’’W, 1195 m, R. Arce col. (4 IEXA)