Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852

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Epialtus brasiliensis Dana, 1852: 132 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 9 ♂, 9 ♀ (2 ♀ ov), CCDB 2441, Ubatuba, Enseada do Flamengo, coll. F. Mantelatto, 12.v.2010 ; 3 ♂, 7 ♀, CCDB 2431, Ubatuba, Praia do Itaguá, coll. F. Mantelatto, 17.ii.2010 ; 2 ♂, 7 ♀, CCDB 2432, Ubatuba, Praia do Itaguá, coll. F. Mantelatto, 17.ii.2010 ; 3 ♂, 11 ♀ ov, CCDB 437, Ubatuba, colls. F. Mantelatto & E. Correa, xii.1995 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 2433, Ubatuba, Praia Vermelha do Sul, coll. F. Marcondes, 30.i.1984 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic—Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) (Fausto-Filho 1970; Melo et al. 1989; Melo 1996, 2008; Masunari & Dubiaski-Silva 1998; Marcano & Bolaños 2001; Almeida et al. 2007b; Coelho et al. 2008; Tamburus & Mantelatto 2012, 2016a).

Remarks. Previous records on the coast of São Paulo state include Ubatuba (Bertini et al. 2004, 2010; Mantelatto et al. 2004b; Alves et al. 2012b, 2013b as E. bituberculatus). This species was previously also reported as E. bituberculatus, but genetic analyses indicated that only E. brasiliensis occurs in Brazil (Tamburus & Mantelatto 2016a). Sequences accession number (GenBank): CCDB 2373—16S (KC695763), COI (KC695788) (Tamburus & Mantelatto 2016a).