Taeniotes amazonum Thomson, 1857

Taeniotes amazonum Thomson, 1857 View in CoL

( Fig. 63 View FIGURES 58–65 )

Taeniotes amazonum Thomson, 1857a: 172 View in CoL .

Taeniotes scalaris View in CoL ; Heyne & Taschenberg, 1907: 241.

Taeniotes scalaris var. azoricus Kolbe, 1888: 180 View in CoL .

Taeniotes monnei Martins & Santos-Silva, 2012: 50 View in CoL .

Taeniotes pulverulentus View in CoL ; Dillon & Dillon, 1941.

Remarks. The history of Taeniotes amazonum is very confused and complicated ( Santos-Silva & Tavakilian 2017). Therefore, we will limit ourselves to providing only basic information. Thomson (1857a) described T. amazonum based on syntypes male and female from “Amazon.” Santos-Silva & Tavakilian (2017) designated lectotype and reported: “However, only the specimen chosen as lectotype has a label with the locality ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–9 : “ Bresil ”.) Kolbe (1888) described Taeniotes scalaris var. azoricus based on syntypes from Azores. Kolbe (1888) did not specify the number of specimens. However, as he provided Drouet (1859) as a reference, who mentioned that the species was introduced in Azores, there were syntypes and not a holotype, as was incorrectly reported in Sama (2006), Tavakilian & Chevillotte (2023), and Monné (2024b). Martins & Santos-Silva (2012) described T. monnei based on males and females from Brazil ( Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) and Argentina (Misiones). Santos-Silva & Tavakilian (2017) synonymized T. scalaris azoricus and T. monnei with T. amazonum .

Currently, it is known from Brazil ( Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia ( Beni and Santa Cruz), and Argentina (Misiones) ( Monné 2024b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul ( new state record): Dourados, Faz.[enda] Coqueiro , 22º12’28.27”S 54º55’14.79”W, 457 m, busca ativa, 1 female (MNRJ-ENT-47318), 06.XI.2010, J.F. Campos leg. ( MNRJ) GoogleMaps .