In Panama this species has been collected in the Caribbean from:
-Galeta Island, near Colon (USNM E 26426, USNM E 26422)
-La Doncella Del Padre Island, Colon (USNM E 52963; Centroid Latitude: 9.5800, Centroid Longitude: -79.6700)
-Margarita Island, Fort Randolph (USNM E 26429, USNM E 28381)
-Sail Rock, Canal Zone (USNM E 26427)
-Shimmey Beach, Fort Sherman,(USNM E 25544)
-Toro Point, Limon Bay (USNM E 26884)
-Buenaventura Bay, Mangote Island (USNM 1117655)
-Miria Island, San Blas (USNM E 52963, USNM E 26430)
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