Chironius diamantina Fernandes and Hamdan, 2014

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Chironius diamantina Fernandes and Hamdan, 2014

Type locality. Morro do Chapéu , Chapada Diamantina, state of Bahia, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil ( Plt. 119A ). Restricted to the southern portion of the Caatinga ( Plt. 119A ), at high elevations of the northern portion of the EspinhaÇo Range ( Plt. 119B ). Observed in the field in savanna ( Fernandes and Hamdan, 2014).

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Plate 119. Distribution map of Chironius diamantina in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.