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