Plectronotus excavatus Grant, 1955

Plectronotus excavatus Grant, 1955a: 60 (original description, holotype, allotype, 14 paratypes, scapular area of the pronotum designated as an important characteristic and shown in fig. 1B, p. 59, photographs of the species in pl. 1, figs 2, 4). — Maes 1989: 51 (a note on distribution: Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia). — Silva et al. 2021: 20 (catalogued).

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Panamá • 1 ♀ holotype, 1 ♂ allotype; Chiriquí, Boquete; 26.III.1923; F. M. Gaige leg.; UMMZ .

DISTRIBUTION. — Panamá. See Figure 1.

REMARKS No living specimens have been photographed in Central America since the description.

Maes (1989) reports that P. excavatus is present in South America (Colombia) as well as in Central America.