Piestus, Gravenhorst 1806: 223

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267. PIESTUS Gravenhorst 1806: 223

Piestus angularis Fauvel 1865b: 31 Distribution. Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Suriname, Ecuador, French Guiana,

Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru.

Brazilian Biome. Atlantic forest.

Locality records. SANTA CATARINA : Without specific locality Fauvel 1865b: 35; Herman 2001c: 1788; Sharp 1887a: 715. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Without specific locality Blackwelder 1944: 100; J. Guérin 1953: 45; Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 208; Newton et al. 2005: 37; Scheerpeltz 1952: 292.

Piestus aper Sharp 1876c: 408

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru.

Brazilian Biome. Amazon forest, Atlantic forest, Savannah.

Locality records. AMAZONAS: Ilha de Curari UIC (det. U. Irmler). Ilha Marchantaria UIC (det. U. Irmler). Reserva Ducke Caron et al. 2012: 584. São Paulo de Olivença Sharp 1876c: 409 . Without specific locality Bernhauer and Schubert 1910: 6; Caron et al. 2012: 546, 547. BAHIA: Mata da Esper- ança_in Ilheus Caron et al. 2012: 584. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 547. MATO GROSSO: Santa Terezinha [ Barra Tapirapé ] Caron et al. 2012: 584. Without specific locality Caron et al. 2012: 547. WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATE: Without specific locality Blackwelder 1944: 100; Herman 2001c: 1788; Scheerpeltz 1952: 292.