Abstract
The present note extends the geographic range of Austroleon dispar Banks, 1909 to Brazil based on the examination of three females and one male collected in the Estação Ecológica Jataí, Luiz Antônio, São Paulo. The present finding indicates that A. dispar is associated with dry ecosystems, at least in part of its geographic distribution.
Highlights
Six Townes’ style Malaise traps (Townes 1972), two in areas of Brazilian savannah and same number in savannah woodland vegetation and riparian vegetation, were set at Ecológica de Jataí (EEJ) to collect continuously
The specimens examined match with A. dispar (Figure 1) in the key of identification proposed by Stange (2010)
Habitats of the EEJ include dry mesophytic semideciduous forest and the Brazilian savannah (Kronka et al 2005); remnants of Eucalyptus sp. and Pinus sp. cultivars; and aquatic habitats located near Mogi-Guaçu River
Summary
Six Townes’ style Malaise traps (Townes 1972), two in areas of Brazilian savannah and same number in savannah woodland vegetation and riparian vegetation, were set at EEJ to collect continuously. The specimens examined match with A. dispar (Figure 1) in the key of identification proposed by Stange (2010). This species can be recognized by the mid femoral sensory hair longer than tarsus and subequal to that in the fore femur; posterior area of hind wing for most of distance much higher than the of fringe setae’s length on the posterior vein.
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