Ochthebius (Asiobates) apicalis Sharp

Perkins, Philip D., 2023, New Neotropical and Nearctic species of water beetles in the genera Hydraena Kugelann and Ochthebius Leach, a key to North American genera and subgenera of the family, new distribution records, and a synopsis of ecology, behavior and morphology related to aquatic life (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 5367 (1), pp. 1-86 : 71-72

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5367.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10166753
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scientific name	Ochthebius (Asiobates) apicalis Sharp
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Ochthebius (Asiobates) apicalis Sharp View in CoL

Ochthebius apicalis Sharp 1882: 91 View in CoL

The following new records increases the number of specimens in collections from 11 to 22, and includes a new museum depository for the species. The species is presently known only from the mountains of southern Mexico and Guatemala.

New records: Guatemala: Sacatepequez, 5 km E Antigua , elev. 1780 m, 5.xii.1991, leg. R. Baranowski (1 LUM) ; Solola, 2 km N Panajachel , elev. 1700 m, 15.xi.1991, leg. R. Baranowski (3 LUM) ; same locality, 16.xi.1991, leg. R. Baranowski (1 LUM) ; 4 km N Panajachel , elev. 1900 m, 14.xi.1991, leg. R. Baranowski (6 LUM) .