Chironius carinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “Asia” (in error). Restricted to Suriname by Hoge and Lancini (1962) .

Distribution. Known from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela (Plt. 118A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia, northern Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Guianan savannas (Plt. 118A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 118B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Dixon et al. (1993). Observed in the field in open areas, forest edge, and disturbed areas (Dixon et al., 1993; Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Carvalho and Vilar, 2005; Barrio-Amorós and Duellman, 2009).