mexicanus (Linnaeus), 1758: 602 (Tabanus). Type locality: “South America ”. HT F (NRS). Distr.: Colombia (Antioquia (Murindó; Providencia), Cauca (Rio Micay; Guapi), Chocó (along the Atrato River; Arquía; Andagoya), Valle del Cauca (Buenaventura; Rio Raposo; Rio Sabaletas)), S. Mexico to Ecuador (Esmeraldas), N. Brazil, Trinidad. Refs.: Kröber, 1934: 297 (cat.; Tabanus (Chlorotabanus)); Bequaert & Renjifo-Salcedo, 1946: 73; Lee et al., 1969: 450; Fairchild, 1971: 55 (cat.); Moucha, 1976: 193 (cat.); Wilkerson, 1979: 240; Fairchild & Burger, 1994: 87 (cat.); Coscaron & Papavero, 2009: 68 (cat.); Krolow & Henriques, 2010: 24 (rev.).

mexicanus, Kröber, 1930: 15, 18 (key and diagnosis) (Tabanus); 1934: 297 (catalog); Bequaert, 1940: 449 (citation); 1944: 17 (citation).

mexicanus Philip & Fairchild, 1956: 315 –316 ( Chlorotabanus (Chlorotabanus) .

olivaceus De Geer, 1776: 229, pl. 30, fig. 6 ( Tabanus).

punctatus Fabricius, 1787: 355 (Tabanus) .

tetrapunctus Thunberg, 1827a: 57 (Tabanus) .

tetrapunctatus Philip, 1967: 1235 ( Tabanus), error.