Xenelmis bufo (Sharp, 1882)

Luna-Luna, Alba Magali, Martins, Caleb Califre, Lopez-Perez, Andres, Ramirez-Ponce, Andres & Contreras-Ramos, Atilano, 2022, Aquatic beetle diversity from Volcan Tacana, Mexico: altitudinal distribution pattern and biogeographical affinity of the fauna, ZooKeys 1111, pp. 301-338 : 301

Xenelmis bufo (Sharp, 1882)

Distribution.

Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Morelos), Belize, Panama, Venezuela ( Segura et al. 2013; Jäch et al. 2016). A previous altitudinal record of X. bufo is from 1,219 m ( Hinton 1940b). In this study, the species was found at all sampling levels (670-1,776 m).

Comments.

Collected on substrates of gravel, macrophytes, and leaf packs, throughout the sampling months (February 2018 through February 2019, dry and rainy season).