Taeniophallus poecilopogon (Cope, 1863)

Type locality. Paysandu, Uruguay .

Distribution. Known from southern South America in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (Plt. 225A). In Brazil, widespread in Pampas Grasslands, with marginal records in Atlantic Forest and Araucaria Forest (Plt. 225A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 225B). Observed in the field in grassland and disturbed areas (Etchepare and Zaracho, 2009; Nenda and DiPietro, 2009).