Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “Africa” (in error).

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Plt. 321A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado, with marginal occurrences in Caatinga, Araucaria Forest, Guianan savannas, Chiquitano Dry Forest, and Pantanal (Plt. 321A) at low to high elevations (Plt. 321B). Observed in the field in open areas, savanna, forest, and disturbed areas (Cunha and Nascimento, 1993, 1983b; Valdujo and Nogueira, 2001; Argôlo, 2004; Bernarde and Abe, 2006).