Mastigodryas boddaerti (Sentzen, 1796)

Type locality. “America,” restricted to Suriname (Merrem, 1820) .

Distribution. Widespread in northern South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Plt. 137A). In Brazil, widespread in eastern and northern Amazonia, east of Rio Negro, with marginal records in the northern portion of the Cerrado,Guianan savannas, Chiquitano Dry Forest,as well as in upland forest enclaves in Caatinga (Plt. 137A). Recorded mostly from low elevations (Plt. 137B). Observed in the field in savanna, forest clearing, and disturbed open areas (Carvalho and Nogueira, 1998; Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Bernarde and Abe, 2006).