Malacopterus tenellus (Fabricius, 1801)

Distribution: United States of America, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Nicaragua, Guadeloupe, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Maranh„o, and Mato Grosso), Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia (Lingafelter 2010; Monné 2020).

Host plants: Eight species of six botanical families registered (Monné 2020).

Material examined: Four individuals collected (01/11/2013, 01/10/2013 and 29/10/2013) with the light trap in the understory. New state record for Minas Gerais .