Gnomidolon varians Gounelle, 1909

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Gnomidolon varians Gounelle, 1909: 662 .

Gnomidolon varians varians; Martins, 1967: 258.

Gnomidolon addictum Melzer, 1935: 175 .

Gnomidolon varians addictum; Martins, 1967: 264.

Gnomidolon micans Fisher, 1937: 146 .

Gnomidolon micans var. brunneicaudatum Fisher, 1937: 147 .

Remarks. Gounelle (1909) described G. varians based on syntypes males and females (33, according to Martins 1967) from Brazil (Goiás, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo). Melzer (1935) described G. addictum from Brazil (São Paulo, Santa Catarina), which was considered as subspecies of G. varians by Martins (1967). Later, Martins (2006) synonymized G. addictum with G. varians . Fisher (1937) described G. micans and G. micans var. brunneicaudatum from Brazil (Santa Catarina), both synonymized with G. varians by Martins (1967).

Currently, it is known from Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Paraíba, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Paraguay, Argentina (Salta, Misiones, Entre Ríos, and Buenos Aires), and Uruguay (Monné 2024a; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2023).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul (new state record): Dourados, 22°12’42.2”S 54°41’36.7”W, 387 m, Malaise 34, 1 macho (MNRJ-ENT-47326), 08.XII–22.XII.2012, T.S. Teles leg. (MNRJ) .