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The localities from which specimens were obtained are cited below and shown on the accompanying map (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Map of El PetÉn, Guatemala, showing localities mentioned in text.

ChinajÁ.—Lat. 16° 02´, long. 90° 13´, elev. 140 m. Camp of the Ohio Oil Company of Guatemala and formerly a small settlement. On some maps ChinajÁ is located just to the north of the Alta Verapaz—El PetÉn boundary; recent surveys place the location just to the south of the imaginary line through the rainforest. Field work was conducted in the immediate vicinity of the camp, on the lower slopes of the Serrania de ChinajÁ, and at several sites to the northwest and north-northwest of ChinajÁ, where the forest was being cleared. The entire area supports rainforest.

La Libertad.—Lat. 16° 47´, long. 90° 07´, elev., 170 m. A town on the savannas in central El PetÉn; although we collected there in the rainy season, the specimens obtained on the savannas are not included in this report.

Paso SubÍn.—Lat. 16° 38´, long. 90° 12´, elev. 90 m. A small settlement on the RÍo SubÍn, a tributary of the RÍo de la PasiÓn. Specimens were obtained in rainforest in the immediate vicinity of the settlement.

RÍo de la PasiÓn.—A large river flowing northward through southern El PetÉn and thence westward into the RÍo Usumacinta. Specimens were obtained along the river between the RÍo SubÍn and SayaxchÉ.

RÍo San RomÁn.—A river flowing northward in south-central El PetÉn to the RÍo Salinas (Usumacinta). We collected along the river at a place about 16 kilometers north-northwest of ChinajÁ, approximately at Lat. 16° 10´, long. 90° 17´, elev. 110 m. In the dry season the river was clear; it is surrounded by rainforest.

SayaxchÉ.—Lat. 16° 31´, long. 90° 09´, elev. 80 m. A town on the southern bank of the RÍo de la PasiÓn. Specimens were obtained in the rainforest and in cleared areas in the immediate vicinity of the town.

Toocog (formerly SojÍo).—Lat. 16° 41´, long. 90° 02´, elev. 140 m. A camp of the Ohio Oil Company of Guatemala located at the rainforest-savanna edge, 15 kilometers southeast of La Libertad. Although we collected on the savannas as well as in the forest, especially to the east of the camp, only species obtained in the forest are considered in this report.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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