Macrodontia flavipennis Chevrolat 1833

Macrodontia flavipennis Chevrolat, 1833 (Fig. 2) Macrodontia flavipennis Chevrolat, 1833: 65. Macrodontia impressicollis Blanchard, 1848: 210. Remarks. Chevrolat (1833) described M. flavipennis based on one male from Brazil. Later, Blanchard (1848) described M. impressicollis based on a female also from Brazil, which he thought to be a male: “Notre individu est long de 60 millimetres, et nous semble appartenir au sexe mâle [Our specimen is 60 millimeters long, and appears to be male.]” Currently, it is known from Brazil (Goiás, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, and Argentina (Misiones) (Monné 2024c; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023). Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul (new state record): Ponta Porã, Fazenda Rancho Alegre, 22°23’59.06”S 55°19’13.23”W, 523 m, Busca ativa, 1 male (MNRJ-ENT-47292), 25.X.2010, A.K. Barbosa leg. (MNRJ); Dourados, Fazenda UFGD, 22°48’53”S 54°44’53”W, 1 female (MNRJ-ENT-47293), 15.XI.2012, Gimo M. Daniel leg. (MNRJ).