Taeniophallus affinis (Günther, 1858)

Type locality. State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by lectotype designation (Myers, 1974) .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 219A). Widespread in the Atlantic Forest and Araucaria Forest, with marginal records in the Cerrado and the Caatinga (Plt. 219A), mostly at high elevation (Plt. 219B). Observed in the field in forest, secondary forest, and urban areas (Hartmann et al., 2009; Zacariotti and Gomes, 2010; Trevine, 2011; FranÇa et al., 2012).