Platambus americanus ( Aube , 1838)

Luna-Luna, Alba Magali, Martins, Caleb Califre, Lopez-Perez, Andres, Ramirez-Ponce, Andres & Contreras-Ramos, Atilano, 2022, Aquatic beetle diversity from Volcan Tacana, Mexico: altitudinal distribution pattern and biogeographical affinity of the fauna, ZooKeys 1111, pp. 301-338 : 301

Platambus americanus ( Aube, 1838)

Distribution.

Mexico (Chiapas, new state record; Oaxaca), Guatemala, El Salvador ( Arce-Pérez and Roughley 1999; Larson et al. 2000; Hendrich et al. 2018; Nilsson and Hájek 2020). Previous altitudinal records are between 1,950 and 2,743 m ( Hendrich et al. 2018), while in the present study the species ranged from levels 4 (river 2, 1,619m) to 4 (river 2, 1,776 m).

Comments.

Collected on macrophytes and leaf packs, throughout the sampling period (February 2018 through February 2019, dry and rainy season); also collected with a bucket light trap.