Smicridea (Smicridea) palifera Flint 1981

Material examined. BRAZIL: Maranhão: Caxias, Balneário Seixo Caxias, Igarapé Itapecuruzinho, 04°53'40.51"S, 43°20'12.67"W, 74 m a.s.l., 1 male, 26.v.2014, D. Sousa, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light (CZMA) ; Caxias, Fazenda Pé da Serra, Rio Itapecuru, 05°07'49.5"S, 43°33'0.40"W, 60 m a.s.l., 1 male, 05.vii.2014, D. Sousa, G.R. Desidério, G. Sousa, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light (CZMA) ; Caxias, MA-034, Igarapé Riachão, 04°56'8.59"S, 43°21'26.65"W, 53 m a.s.l., 8 males, 20.vi.2013, G.R. Desidério, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., white sheet with mixed light (CZMA) ; Caxias, Sítio Tarumã, Igarapé Itapecuruzinho, 04°53'42.30"S, 43°20'31.30"W, 62 m a.s.l., 4 males, 28.v.2014, D. Sousa, S.R.S. Nascimento, M.A.G. Almeida legs., Pennsylvania trap (CZMA) .

Known distribution. BRAZIL (Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Roraima), VENEZUELA.

Remarks. Previously recorded only for the state of Pernambuco (Souza et al. 2013b) in the Northeast region. This study provides the first record for the state of Maranhão [Caxias municipality].