Ochthebius (Gymnochthebius) fossatus LeConte, 1855

Ochthebius fossatus Leconte, 1855: 362; LeConte 1878: 380; Horn 1890: 22; Fall 1919: 213; Leech and Chandler 1956: 333; Spangler 1981: 163.

Ochthebius tuberculatus LeConte, 1878: 380; Horn 1890: 22; Fall 1919: 213 [synonymy with Ochthebius foveicollis LeConte by Horn 1890: 20].

Ochthebius foveicollis LeConte, 1878: 381; Horn 1890: 20; Fall 1919: 213; Leng & Mutchler 1917: 100 [synonymy by Fall 1919: 213].

Ochthebius parvulus Sharp, 1882:91; d’Orchymont 1943: 43, Perkins 1980: 277 [synonymy by Perkins 1980: 277].

Ochthebius nitiduloides d’Orchymont, 1943: 43; Perkins 1980: 277 [synonymy by Perkins 1980: 277].

Gymnochthebius falli Perkins, 1980: 281 [Synonymy by Jäch 1994: 307].

Gymnochthebius fossatus (LeConte): Perkins 1980: 277; Jäch 1994: 307; Delgado et al. 1995: 15; Peck 2005: 55; Pérez-Gelabert 2008: 85; Deler-Hernández & Cala-Riquelme 2010: 73; Epler, 2010: 10.4; Valladares & Short 2011: 64.

Ochthebius (Gymnochthebius) fossatus LeConte: Villastrigo et al. 2019: 11; Benetti et al. 2021: 66.

DISTRIBUTION: Very widely distributed, from the southern United States through Central America and the Antilles to South America. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima and Tocantins states), Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, U.S.A. (Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) (Perkins 1980; Hansen 1998; Delgado et al. 1995; Valladares & Short 2011).

HABITAT RECORDS: Wide variety of habitats. Shallow water, adhering to stones, quiet water area at the edge of a stream and a lake (Perkins 1980); temporary pools, with muddy substrate, pools in sand dunes, and margins of small streams (Valladares & Short 2011); lakes, ponds and rock pools (Benetti et al. 2021).