Brachystomella contorta Denis, 1931

Brachystomella subandinensis Winter, 1963: 480

Brachystomella subandinensis Massoud, 1967

Material examined: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Costa do Sol State Park, sand beach and litter of “restinga” areas; Silveira, T.C. coll. 30/ VI /2015: 2 exs; 01/XII/2015: 28 exs; 19/III/2015: 3 exs.

Remarks: B. contorta, distributed in Pantropical Regions, was first reported in sands of a beach in the Hawaiian littoral (Christiansen & Bellinger 1992, 1994). From Rio de Janeiro, this species occurs in “Restingas” of Itaipuaçu, Maricá, Marambaia (Fernandes & Mendonça 2004; 2007) and it is registered for the first time for Costa do Sol State Park.