Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942 :332 Penny & Byers, 1979b :369 Machado et al. , 2009 :36 Dias & Kumagai, 2011 :34 Willmann, 1983 :52 Collucci & Amorim, 2000 :7 Bittacus pintoi B. pintoi The genus Bittacus Latreille (Insecta: Mecoptera) in Brazil: key to species, distribution maps, new synonym, and three new species Machado, Renato Jose Pires Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello Rafael, José Albertino Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-30 4526 3 303 330 LXTQ Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942 : Souza Lopes & Mangabeira 1942 [151,757,151,178] Insecta Bittacidae Bittacus GBIF Animalia Mecoptera 18 321 Arthropoda species pintoi  ( Figs. 8p, 12d)     Bittacus pintoi:  Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942:332;  Penny & Byers, 1979b:369;  Machado et al., 2009:36;  Dias & Kumagai, 2011:34; Machado, 2018.  Thyridates pintoi:  Willmann, 1983:52;  Collucci & Amorim, 2000:7.     Holotype.Male: MNRJ (examined). Probably destroyed in the fire of  2.ix.2018. Speciesalso known from: Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso(new record), Tocantins(new record) ( Fig. 12d).    Bittacus pintoiseems to be a very common species in Minas Geraisstate, based on the large number of specimens reported in different studies, including this paper ( Souza Lopes & Mangabeira 1942; Machado et al.2009; Dias & Kumagai 2011). The adults of  B. pintoialso have a flight preference for the rainy months, as demonstrated by Dias & Kumagai (2011), who collected samples of Malaise trap samples monthly for years, resulting in a large number of specimens all captured between October and January (rainy months). The specimens reported here were also collected during the rainy seasons for their respective areas.   Examined specimens.  Brazil: Minas Gerais: Encruzilhada, 15 034’35’’S–40 056’51’’W,  15.xii. 2012, 850m, JA Rafael, EJ Grossi, luz ( 5♂ INPA);  Mato Grosso: Barra do Tapirapé,  xi.1964, B. Malkin( 1♂, 5♀ MZSP);  Idem  13– 16.i.1966( 1♀ MZSP);  Tocantins: Miracema, P21 E malaise,  29.x.2001, equipe de resgate UHE lajeado ( 1♂, 3♀CEUFT); idem—P28 E malaise,  5.xi.2001( 1♀ CEUFT);  Palmas, P28 D malaise,  10.xii.2001, equipe de resgate UHE lajeado ( 5♀ CEUFT). 2029163565 2018-09-02 Species 18 321 1 Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso holotype 2029163185 2012-12-15 INPA JA Rafael & EJ Grossi Brazil Encruzilhada 18 321 5 5 Minas Gerais 2029162696 [539,1319,713,738] 1964-11 MZSP B. Malkin Brazil Barra do Tapirape 18 321 6 5 1 Mato Grosso 2029164624 1966-01-13 1966-01-16 1966-01-13 MZSP Brazil Idem 18 321 1 1 Mato Grosso 2029164133 2001-10-29 2001-11-05 2001-10-29 CEUFT Brazil Miracema 18 321 5 4 1 Tocantins 2029165209 2001-12-10 CEUFT Brazil Palmas 18 321 5 5 Tocantins