Ambonus distinctus (Newman, 1840)

Distribution: French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Maranh„o, Ceará, Paraíba, Alagoas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, S„o Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay (Barros et al. 2020; Monné 2020).

Host plants: Two species of one botanical family registered (Monné 2020).

Material examined: 93 individuals collected, with three from the light trap (29/10/2013, 05/10/2013) in the understory, and 90 from A. colubrina logs (new host record), with 25 from the canopy, 63 from the ecotone and two from the ground.