Bittacus pintoi Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942

(Figs. 8p, 12d)

Bittacus pintoi: Souza Lopes & Mangabeira, 1942:332; Penny & Byers, 1979b:369; Machado et al., 2009:36; Dias & Kumagai, 2011:34; Machado, 2018. Thyridates pintoi: Willmann, 1983:52; Collucci & Amorim, 2000:7.

Holotype. Male: MNRJ (examined). Probably destroyed in the fire of 2.ix.2018. Species also known from: Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso (new record), Tocantins (new record) (Fig. 12d).

Bittacus pintoi seems to be a very common species in Minas Gerais state, based on the large number of specimens reported in different studies, including this paper (Souza Lopes & Mangabeira 1942; Machado et al. 2009; Dias & Kumagai 2011). The adults of B. pintoi also have a flight preference for the rainy months, as demonstrated by Dias & Kumagai (2011), who collected samples of Malaise trap samples monthly for years, resulting in a large number of specimens all captured between October and January (rainy months). The specimens reported here were also collected during the rainy seasons for their respective areas.

Examined specimens. Brazil: Minas Gerais: Encruzilhada, 15 0 34’35’’S–40 0 56’51’’W, 15.xii. 2012, 850m, JA Rafael, EJ Grossi, luz (5♂ INPA) ; Mato Grosso: Barra do Tapirapé, xi.1964, B. Malkin (1♂, 5♀ MZSP) ; Idem 13– 16.i.1966 (1♀ MZSP) ; Tocantins: Miracema, P21 E malaise, 29.x.2001, equipe de resgate UHE lajeado (1♂, 3♀ CEUFT); idem—P28 E malaise, 5.xi.2001 (1♀ CEUFT) ; Palmas, P28 D malaise, 10.xii.2001, equipe de resgate UHE lajeado (5♀ CEUFT) .