Chironius maculoventris Dixon et al., 1993

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Chironius maculoventris Dixon et al., 1993

Type locality. Province of Corrientes, Argentina .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, mostly in the Chaco ( Plt. 126A ). In Brazil, known only from the extreme southwest of Rio Grande do Sul state, Espinilho region ( Plt. 126A ) at low elevations ( Plt. 126B ). Previous maps and taxonomy in Dixon et al. (1993). Observed in the field in dry forest and seasonal forest ( Dixon et al., 1993).

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Plate 126. Distribution map of Chironius maculoventris in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.