Mecynogea erythromela (Holmberg, 1876)

Zilla erytromela Holmberg, 1876: 80 (Female holotype from Las Conchas, Argentina [Partido de Tigre, Prov. Buenos Aires, (34°25’S, 58°34’W) (Paynter 1995: 405)], Lost).

Mecynogea erytromela— Mello-Leitão 1933: 33; World Spider Catalog 2017 (complete taxonomic citation history).

Distribution. This species is distributed from the Chilean coast, passing through the Andes and reaching central Brazil, in the savanna biomes in between these regions. We report new records in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, and Tocantins (Fig. 16).

Material examined. ARGENTINA: Salta: Salta [24°46'57.23"S, 65°25'11.57"W], 1193 m, M. Birabén leg., 1♂ 1♀ (MNRJ 1999) ; BRAZIL: Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimarães, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães [15°17'25.17"S, 55°52'12.13"W], 614 m, 18.II.2000, E.S.S. Álvares leg., 1♀ (UFMG 802) ; Cuiabá, Chapada dos Guimarães [15°35'46"S, 56°5'48"W], 165 m, 8.VIII.2002, E. Wienskoski leg., 2♀ (MZSP 61 718) ; Mato Grosso do Sul: Bela Vista, Fazenda Alvorada [22°6'28.69"S, 56°31'35.55"W], 182 m, 19.VII.1998, 1♂ (IBSP 26749); Brasilândia, Usina Hidrelétrica Sérgio Motta [21°16'22.68"S, 51°55'52.5"W], 265 m, 12.VII.2000, Equipe IBSP leg., 1♂ (IBSP 31041); 2♀ (IBSP 31040); Corumbá, Passo do Lontra [19°34'60"S, 57°0'0"W], 91 m, 2001–2002, J. Raizer leg., 1♂ (IBSP 94148) ; Três Lagoas [20°45'4"S, 51°40'42"W], 329 m, 2001, L.F. Moura leg., 1♀ (IBSP 36199) ; São Paulo: São José do Rio Preto, Sitio Santo Antônio [20°48'44.42"S, 49°22'33.54"W], 1199 m, 1.I.2003, E. Wienskoski leg., 2♀ (MZSP 62919) ; Primavera, Usina Hidrelétrica Sérgio Motta [22°30'45.56"S, 52°52'8.18"W], 330 m, 22.II.2001, D.F. Candiani & R.P. Indicatti leg., 3♀ (IBSP 37652); Tocantins: Miracema do Tocantins [9°33'59.74"S, 48°23'36.19"W], 280 m, 17–25.IV.2005, I. Knisak & R. Martins leg., 1♀ (IBSP 93825) ; CHILE: Región VII de Maule: Talca [35°25'30.3"S, 71°39'14.08"W], 105 m, 2♀ (MNRJ 2333) .