Epopterus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 439.

Type species: Erotylus ocellatus Olivier, 1791 .

Neotropical genus with 64 species distributed from south México to South America . According to Bousquet (2004) the name Epopterus was first validated by Chevrolat (1836) in the fifth livrasion of Dejean's second edition of his catalogue, not by Chevrolat in 1844, as previously thought. One species with two subspecies in México.

52. E. partitus partitus Gerstaecker, 1858 .

Epopterus partitus Gerstaecker, 1858: 277; Gorham 1890: 130; Blackwelder 1945: 439. Epopterus partitus partitus Strohecker, 1953: 63; Strohecker 1997: 160.

Type locality: México: Yucatán.

Type material: lectotype in BMNH.

Distribution: México: YUC; Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá

53. E. partitus maculosus Gorham, 1890 .

Epopterus ocellatus maculosus Gorham, 1890: 129; Blackwelder 1945: 439.

Epopterus partitus maculosus Arrow, 1920: 48; Strohecker 1953: 63; Strohecker 1997: 160.

Type locality: Nicaragua: Chontales.

Type material: lectotype in BMNH.

Distribution: México: TAB; Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua.