Cheumatopsyche gelita Denning 1952

Previous distribution. México (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Estado de México, Jalisco), USA.

Material examined. MÉXICO: Oaxaca, Santa Catarina Lachatao, El Arco, 17°15’56”N, 96°29’28”W , 1934 m asl, 23.v.2013, light trap, V.S. Jiménez-Hernández, J.A. Casasola-González & M. Razo-González, 1 male (alcohol); Puente de los Trabajos, 17°15’11”N, 96°29’27”W, 1985 m asl, 24.v.2013, light trap, V.S. Jiménez- Hernández, M.E. López-Martínez, E. Ruiz-Jiménez, J.A. Casasola-González & M. Razo-González, 2 males (alcohol); same data except 31.vii.2014, light trap, V.S. Jiménez-Hernández, J.A. Casasola-González & M. Razo- González, 3 males (alcohol).

Remarks. This species have been recorded previously in the northern and central states of México. In addition to the fact that the genus is recorded for the first time in Oaxaca, its distributional range expands two degrees to the South and four degrees to the East.