Leptonema sancticaroli Flint, McAlpine, & Ross 1987

Material examined. BRAZIL: Maranhão: Carolina, Parque Nacional Chapada das Mesas, Riacho Estiva, 07°06'59.8''S, 47°21'21.0''W, 265 m a.s.l., 1 male, 15–31.vii.2013, J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva legs., Suspended trap (CZMA).

Known distribution. BRAZIL (Amazonas), VENEZUELA.

Remarks. Previously recorded only for the North Region in the state of Amazonas (Dumas et al. 2010), the known distribution of this species is extended in this study, providing the first record for the Northeast Region, Brazil.