Acayucan.--Lat. 17 deg. 57'; long. 94 deg. 55'; elev. 160 m. A large
town on the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest [21].
Collections were made in the vicinity of the town, but
principally at Rancho Las Hojitas, 7 kilometers northwest of
town at an elevation of 150 meters.
Alvarado.--Lat. 18 deg. 47'; long. 95 deg. 47'; sea level. A fishing
village at the mouth of the Rio Papaloapan; coastal dunes
and marshes [1]. Most collections were made 1-3 kilometers
southeast of the village in marshes on the leeward side of
the coastal dunes.
Amatitlan.--Lat. 18 deg. 26'; long. 95 deg. 45'; elev. 4 m. A
village on the bank of the Rio Papaloapan; savanna and sugar
plantations [6].
Aquilera.--Lat. 17 deg. 48'; long. 95 deg. 01'; elev. 150 m. A
village 21 kilometers southwest of Acayucan on the
Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest [22].
Ayentes.--Lat. 18 deg. 10'; long. 94 deg. 26'; elev. 2 m. A railroad
station on the east bank of the Rio Coatzacoalcos, across
the river from the city of Coatzacoalcos; scrub forest and
marshes [17].
Berta.--Lat. 18 deg. 07'; long. 94 deg. 27'; elev. 5 m. A ranch just
south of Coatzacoalcos; scrub and low evergreen forest [15].
Chacaltianguis.--Lat. 18 deg. 18'; long. 95 deg. 52'; elev. 5 m. A
village on the Rio Papaloapan; savanna [8].
Ciudad Aleman.--Lat. 18 deg. 13'; long. 96 deg. 07'; elev. 30 m. A
new government town, headquarters of the Comision del
Papaloapan; scrub and low evergreen forest [10].
Coatzacoalcos (formerly Puerto Mexico).--Lat. 18 deg. 10'; long.
94 deg. 27'; elev. 2 m. A seaport at the mouth of the Rio
Coatzacoalcos; scrub on coastal dunes; marshes and low
evergreen forest inland [16]. Most collections are from the
forest-savanna ecotone, 8 kilometers southwest of town.
Cosamaloapan.--Lat. 18 deg. 22'; long. 95 deg. 50'; elev. 4 m. An
agricultural town on the Rio Papaloapan; savanna and sugar
plantations [7].
Cosoleacaque.--Lat. 17 deg. 59'; long. 94 deg. 38'; elev. 55 m. A
village 8 kilometers by road west of Minatitlan; savanna
[19].
Cuatotolapam.--Lat. 18 deg. 08'; long. 95 deg. 16'; elev. 13 m. A
village on the Trans-isthmian Railroad; savanna and low
evergreen forest along streams [13].
Hueyapan.--Lat. 18 deg. 08'; long. 19 deg. 09'; elev. 85 m. A town
32 kilometers by road northwest of Acayucan; savanna and low
evergreen forest [14]. Collections were made in the vicinity
of the town and from forest 10 kilometers southeast of town
at an elevation of 135 meters.
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