Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler in Spix, 1824)

Type locality. Uncertain locality in Rio Japurá, state of Amazonas, Brazil .

Distribution. Known from northern South America in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Venezuela (Plt. 147A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution (Plt. 147A), with marginal records in the northern portion of the Cerrado and the Caatinga (Plt. 147A). Most records at low elevations (Figg 83B). Observed in the field in forest (Martins and Oliveira, 1998).