Dissomphalus apertus Kieffer, 1914

Dissomphalus apertus Kieffer 1914a: 60–61, 1914b: 496, 499, Evans 1954: 295, 297, 306–307, 1962: 68, 75, Evans 1964: 45, 1978: 40, 41, 42–43; Krombein 1963: 263, 1979: 1217, Gordh & Moczar 1990: 218, Azevedo 1999a: 352–353, 390.

Psilobethylus foveolatus Brown & Cheng 1951: 143–146, Krombein 1979: 1217.

Dissomphalus foveolatus (Brown & Cheng) Evans 1954: 306–307 (genus combination); Krombein 1963: 263, Evans 1978: 42 (designation of synonymy).

This species is widely distributed through USA and ranges up to Costa Rica (Azevedo, 1999c); it recorded here for the first time from Panama.

Material examined. — MEXICO, 4 males, Quintana Roo, 3 km S Puente Morelos, Jardim Botanico, 14.XII.1993, L. Masner col. (CNCI) ; PANAMA, Panama, 1 male, Chilbre, Parq. Nac. Chagres, Campo Chagres, 24–28.I.2000, Malaise trap, A. Santos & P. Gonzalez col. (MUIP) .