Cataleptodius floridanus (Gibbes, 1850)

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Chlorodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850: 175 .

Material examined. Brazil, São Paulo: 7 ♂, 6 ♀ (4 ♀ ov), CCDB 3610, Ubatuba, offshore, coll. D. Rosa, 05.ix.2011; 2 ♂, CCDB 5380, Ubatuba, offshore, coll. D. Rosa, ix.2011 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 5675, Ubatuba, Ilha das Couves, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 19.x.2012 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 4918, Ubatuba, Ilha das Couves, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 19.x.2012 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 5056, Ubatuba, Ilha das Couves, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 19.x.2012 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 1373, Ubatuba, Ilha Anchieta, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., xii.2000 ; 1 ♂, CCDB 1523, Ubatuba, Ilha Anchieta, Praia do Sul, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., i.2004 ; 3 ♂, 2 ♀, CCDB 5680, Ubatuba, Ilha Anchieta, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 01.xii.2014 ; 1 ♀, CCDB 4314, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 20.x.2012 ; 4 ♂, 4 ♀ (2 ♀ ov), CCDB 5659, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls F. Mantelatto et al., 20.x.2012 ; 1 ♀ ov, CCDB 4327, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 20.x.2012 ; 4 ♂, 3 ♀, CCDB 5211, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 20.x.2012 ; 2 ♂, CCDB 5358, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 10.iv.2013 ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (1 ♀ ov), CCDB 5357, Ubatuba, Ilha Vitória, colls. F. Mantelatto et al., 11.iv.2013 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, CCDB 5663, Ilhabela, Ilha dos Búzios, colls. F. Zara et al., 10.iv.2014 .

Distribution. WesternAtlantic—Bermuda, USA (Florida), Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Antilles, Colombia, and Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo). Eastern Atlantic—Guinea to Gabon (Rathbun 1930 as Leptodius floridanus; Powers 1977; Lemaitre 1981; Keith 1985; Abele & Kim 1986; Moran & Dittel 1993; Melo 1998; Almeida & Coelho 2008; Coelho et al. 2008; Felder et al. 2009; Alves et al. 2012a; Diez & Jover 2015).

Remarks. Previous records on the coast of São Paulo include São Sebastião (Rathbun 1930), Ubatuba (Alves et al. 2012a; Braga et al. 2005), and Caraguatatuba (Braga et al. 2005).