Chironius fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality. “Ásia” (in error).

Distribution. Known from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Plt. 123A). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia and Guianan savannas, with marginal records in the Chiquitano Dry Forest, Cerrado and Pantanal, and an isolated population in the Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution (Plt. 123A), often at low elevations (Plt. 123B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Dixon et al. (1993). Observed in the field in forest (Dixon et al., 1993).