Piestus spinosus ( Fabricius 1801: 93 )

Asenjo, Angélico, e, Sistemática, de, Bioecologia, Coleoptera, Zoologia, Federal, Universidade, Cep, Curitiba, Irmler, Ulrich, Klimaszewski, Jan, Herman, Lee H. & Chandler, Donald S., 2013, A complete checklist with new records and geographical distribution of the rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Brazil, Insecta Mundi 2013 (277), pp. 1-419 : 148-149

Piestus spinosus ( Fabricius 1801: 93)

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Brazilian Biome. Amazon forest.

Locality records. AMAZONAS: Manaus Caron et al. 2012: 571. Tefé [Ega] Caron et al. 2012: 571; Sharp 1876c: 405. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 516. MARANHÃO: Aldeia Araçu Caron et al. 2012: 571. MATO GROSSO: Sinop Caron et al. 2012: 571. Vera Caron et al. 2012: 571 . Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 516. PARÁ: Marco da Légua Caron et al. 2012: 571. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 516, 571; Sharp 1876c: 405. RONDÔNIA: Guaporé_near Caron et al. 2012: 571. Vilhena _near Caron et al. 2012: 571. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 516. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Without specific locality Herman 2001c: 1794; Blackwelder 1944: 101; Newton et al. 2005: 37.

Piestus sulcatus Gravenhorst 1806: 224

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Suriname, Ecuador, French Guiana, Greanda, Guadalupe, Martinica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vicent, Trinidad, Venezuela.

Brazilian Biome. Amazon forest, Atlantic forest, Savannah.

Locality records. AMAZONAS: Ananá Sharp 1876c: 407. Ilha de Curari UIC (det. U. Irmler). Manaus Sharp 1876c: 407. Reserva Ducke Caron et al. 2012: 580; UIC (det. U. Irmler). Tefé [Ega] Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535, 580. BAHIA: Santo Antonio da Barra Caron et al. 2012: 580 . Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535, 580; Sharp 1876c: 407. DISTRITO FEDERAL: Brasilia city Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535. ESPÍRITO SANTO: Santa Teresa Caron et al. 2012: 534 ; Herman 2001c: 1790; Wendeler 1955: 187. GOIÁS: Jataí Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535. MARANHÃO: Aldeia Maracacume Caron et al. 2012: 580. PARÁ: Guamá Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific local- ity Caron et al. 2012: 534, 535; Erichson 1840: 835; Sharp 1876c: 407. PARANÁ: Pôrto de Cima Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535. RIO DE JANEIRO: Deodoro Caron et al. 2012: 580. Estrada das Canoas Caron et al. 2012: 580. Floresta da Tijuca Caron et al. 2012: 580. Represa do Rio Grande Caron et al. 2012: 580. Rio de Janeiro city Caron et al. 2012: 580. Rio Trapi- cheiro Caron et al. 2012: 580; UIC (det. U. Irmler). Vassouras Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535, 580. SANTA CATARINA : Blumenau Caron et al. 2012: 580. Corupá [Hansa] Caron et al. 2012: 580. Ibirama [Hammonia] Lüderwaldt 1917a: 14. Without specific locality Bernhauer 1906b: 193; Caron et al. 2012: 534, 535, 580; Herman 2001c: 1794. SÃO PAULO : Ipiranga Caron et al. 2012: 580 . Estação Raiz da Serra Lüderwaldt 1917a: 12 . Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 535. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Chapada Caron et al. 2012: 580. Without specific local- ity Bernhauer and Schubert 1910: 7; Blackwelder 1943: 45; Blackwelder 1944: 101; Fauvel 1865b: 34; Herman 2001c: 1795; J. Guérin 1953: 45; Laporte de Castelnau 1835: 129; Peck 2006: 178; Scheerpeltz 1952: 286.

Piestus sulcipennis Scheerpeltz 1952: 293 , 299

Distribution. Brazil.

Brazilian Biome. Atlantic forest.

Locality records. SANTA CATARINA : Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 539; Herman 2001c: 1795; Scheerpeltz 1952: 302. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 582; Scheerpeltz 1952: 293.

Piestus validus Sharp 1876c: 404

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Brazilian Biome. Amazon forest.

Locality records. AMAZONAS: Manaus UIC (det. U. Irmler). Reserva Ducke UIC (det. U. Irmler). Without specific locality Bernhauer and Schubert 1910: 6; Scheerpeltz 1952: 283. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Without specific locality Blackwelder 1944: 101.