Hexacylloepus metapa Silva-Polizei, Barclay & Bispo, 2020

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

Hexacylloepus metapa Silva-Polizei, Barclay & Bispo, 2020

Distribution.

Mexico (new country record, Chiapas), Guatemala ( Silva-Polizei et al. 2020). There are no previous records of altitude for H. metapa , herein the species was collected at levels 1 (670 m), 2 (934 m), 3 (1,126-1,194 m), 4 (river 2, 1,619 m), and 5 (1,763-1,776 m).

Comments.

Collected on substrates of gravel, macrophytes, and leaf packs, throughout sampling months (February 2018 to February 2019, dry and rainy season).