Xenylla brasiliensis Gama, 1978

Material examined: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, sand beach and litter of “restinga” areas; Silveira, T.C. coll. 17/III/2015 : 12 exs; 08/IV/2015: 225 exs; 14/ V /2015: 71 exs; 19/ VI /2015: 15 exs; 09/VII/2015: 116 exs; 04/VIII/2015: 37 exs; 05/IX/2015: 119 exs; 08/X/2015: 36 exs; Xisto, T. coll. 12/XI/2015 : 16 exs; Silveira, T.C. coll. 10/XII/2015 : 141 exs; 12/II/2016: 112 exs. Costa do Sol State Park, sand beach and litter of “restinga” areas; Silveira, T.C. coll. 30/IV/2015 : 1 ex; 22/ V /2015: 137 exs; 30/ VI /2015: 69 exs; 20/VII/2015: 102 exs.

Remarks: Xenylla brasiliensis was described using material collected in forest litter in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais State (Brazil). Its original description was quite brief, without illustrations of body and appendages chaetotaxy. In the present study, a large number of individuals were found in both parks. This is the first record of X. brasiliensis to littoral areas of Rio de Janeiro State.